5.0
MEDIUM
CVE-2015-0851
XMLTooling-C Denial of Service Denial of Service (DoS)
Description

XMLTooling-C before 1.5.5, as used in OpenSAML-C and Shibboleth Service Provider (SP), does not properly handle integer conversion exceptions, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via schema-invalid XML data.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 12, 2015, 2:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 2:23 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2015-0851 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Xmltooling_project xmltooling
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2015-0851.

URL Resource
http://shibboleth.net/community/advisories/secadv_20150721.txt Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3321
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76134
https://git.shibboleth.net/view/?p=cpp-xmltooling.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=2d795c731e6729309044607154978696a87fd900

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2015-0851 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Debian GNU/Linux https://git.shibboleth.net/view/?p=cpp-xmltooling.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=2d795c731e6729309044607154978696a87fd900 [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference Debian GNU/Linux https://git.shibboleth.net/view/?p=cpp-xmltooling.git;a=commitdiff;h=2d795c731e6729309044607154978696a87fd900
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 28, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76134 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Translated by [email protected]

    Aug. 26, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Translation Vulnerabilidad en XMLTooling-C anterior a 1.5.5, usado en OpenSAML-C y Shibboleth Service Provider (SP), no maneja correctamente las excepciones de conversión de enteros, lo que permite a atacantes remotos provocar una denegación de servicio (colapso) a través de datos XML de esquema no válido.
    Added Translation Vulnerabilidad en XMLTooling-C en versión anterior a 1.5.5, tal como se utiliza en OpenSAML-C y Shibboleth Service Provider (SP), no maneja correctamente las excepciones de conversión de entero, lo que permite a atacantes remotos provocar una denegación de servicio (caída) a través de datos XML de esquema no válido.
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 12, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:xmltooling_project:xmltooling:1.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Changed Reference Type http://shibboleth.net/community/advisories/secadv_20150721.txt No Types Assigned http://shibboleth.net/community/advisories/secadv_20150721.txt Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-189
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 12, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.91 }} 0.00%

score

0.80383

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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