CVE-2015-7995
LibXSLT XML Denial of Service Type Confusion
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Nov. 17, 2015, 3:59 p.m.
Last Modified :
March 8, 2019, 4:06 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
2.9
Exploitability Score :
10.0
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Mar. 08, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:apple_tv:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 9.1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 9.1 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 09, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2015-7995 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Sep. 10, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034736 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 08, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038623 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 01, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00123.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 30, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3605 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 15, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2016-2867206.html -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 23, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference https://h20565.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05111017 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 20, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://h20565.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05111017 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 17, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05158380 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jun. 15, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05111017 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jun. 11, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2016&m=slackware-security.386546 -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 29, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:o:apple:apple_tv:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxslt:1.1.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:o:apple:apple_tv:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxslt:1.1.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/HT206168 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/HT206168 Advisory -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Mar. 25, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://support.apple.com/HT206168 Added Reference http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00001.html -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 24, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxslt:1.1.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:o:apple:apple_tv:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxslt:1.1.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Changed Reference Type http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jan/msg00005.html No Types Assigned http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jan/msg00005.html Advisory Changed Reference Type http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jan/msg00003.html No Types Assigned http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jan/msg00003.html Advisory Changed Reference Type http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jan/msg00002.html No Types Assigned http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jan/msg00002.html Advisory -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 03, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jan/msg00003.html Added Reference http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jan/msg00005.html Added Reference https://support.apple.com/HT205729 Added Reference https://support.apple.com/HT205732 Added Reference https://support.apple.com/HT205731 Added Reference http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jan/msg00002.html -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Nov. 18, 2015
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Evaluator Description <a href="http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/843.html">CWE-843: Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion')</a> Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxslt:1.1.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1257962 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1257962 Exploit Added CWE NVD-CWE-Other -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Nov. 18, 2015
Action Type Old Value New Value
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2.32 }} 0.50%
score
0.88101
percentile