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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2015-1283

Multiple integer overflows in the XML_GetBuffer function in Expat through 2.1.0, as used in Google Chrome before 44.0.2403.89 and other products, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow) or possibly have…

MEDIUM 6.8EPSS 18.4%

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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 18.4%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

Multiple integer overflows in the XML_GetBuffer function in Expat through 2.1.0, as used in Google Chrome before 44.0.2403.89 and other products, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted XML data, a related issue to CVE-2015-2716.

CVSS 2.0
6.8 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS
18.44% probability · 97th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-190
Affected
google/chrome · libexpat project/libexpat · python/python · debian/debian linux · canonical/ubuntu linux · suse/linux enterprise debuginfo · suse/studio onsite · opensuse/leap · opensuse/opensuse · suse/linux enterprise desktop · suse/linux enterprise server · suse/linux enterprise software development kit · oracle/solaris
Source
chrome-cve-admin@google.com

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.