Description
The xsltStylePreCompute function in preproc.c in libxslt 1.1.28 does not check if the parent node is an element, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted XML file, related to a "type confusion" issue.
Published: 2015-11-17
Score: 5.0 Medium
EPSS: 1.4% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-514-1 libxslt security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3605-1 libxslt security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2015-7891 The xsltStylePreCompute function in preproc.c in libxslt 1.1.28 does not check if the parent node is an element, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted XML file, related to a "type confusion" issue.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3271-1 Libxslt vulnerabilities
History

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T08:06:31.564Z

Reserved: 2015-10-28T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-7995

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2015-11-17T15:59:16.287

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2015-7995

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2015-08-26T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2015-7995 - Bugzilla

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