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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Affected Vendors & Products
Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
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Debian DLA |
DLA-334-1 | libxml2 security update |
Debian DLA |
DLA-355-1 | libxml2 security update |
Debian DSA |
DSA-3430-1 | libxml2 security update |
EUVD |
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. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-2812-1 | libxml2 vulnerabilities |
Fixes
Solution
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Workaround
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References
History
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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
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Debian DLA
Debian DSA
EUVD
Ubuntu USN