VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2015-3451
The _clone function in XML::LibXML before 2.0119 does not properly set the expand_entities option, which allows remote attackers to conduct XML external entity (XXE) attacks via crafted XML data to the (1) new or (2) load_xml function.
MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 3.98%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (3.98%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The _clone function in XML::LibXML before 2.0119 does not properly set the expand_entities option, which allows remote attackers to conduct XML external entity (XXE) attacks via crafted XML data to the (1) new or (2) load_xml function.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 3.98% probability · 90th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-611
- Affected
- xml-libxml project/xml-libxml · canonical/ubuntu linux · debian/debian linux · fedoraproject/fedora · opensuse/opensuse
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0199.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://cpansearch.perl.org/src/SHLOMIF/XML-LibXML-2.0119/ChangesRelease Notes, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/157448.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/157740.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-09/msg00006.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3243Third Party Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:231Broken Link
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/25/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/30/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74333Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2592-1Third Party Advisory
- https://bitbucket.org/shlomif/perl-xml-libxml/commits/5962fd067580767777e94640b129ae8930a68a30/raw/Vendor Advisory
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0199.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://cpansearch.perl.org/src/SHLOMIF/XML-LibXML-2.0119/ChangesRelease Notes, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/157448.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/157740.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-09/msg00006.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3243Third Party Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:231Broken Link
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/25/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/30/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74333Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2592-1Third Party Advisory
- https://bitbucket.org/shlomif/perl-xml-libxml/commits/5962fd067580767777e94640b129ae8930a68a30/raw/Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.