The xmlParseConditionalSections function in parser.c in libxml2 does not properly skip intermediary entities when it stops parsing invalid input, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and crash) via crafted XML data, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-7941.
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DLA-334-1 | libxml2 security update |
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DLA-355-1 | libxml2 security update |
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DSA-3430-1 | libxml2 security update |
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EUVD-2015-7839 | The xmlParseConditionalSections function in parser.c in libxml2 does not properly skip intermediary entities when it stops parsing invalid input, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and crash) via crafted XML data, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-7941. |
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USN-2812-1 | libxml2 vulnerabilities |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T08:06:30.993Z
Reserved: 2015-10-22T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2015-7942

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Status : Deferred
Published: 2015-11-18T16:59:06.540
Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837
Link: CVE-2015-7942


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