CVE-2015-3451

XML::LibXML < 2.0119 - XML External Entity Injection via _clone Function

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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.

References (12)

Core 12
Core References
Release Notes, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://cpansearch.perl.org/src/SHLOMIF/XML-LibXML-2.0119/Changes
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/30/1
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3243
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_fedora
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/157448.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_fedora
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/157740.html
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/25/2
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-09/msg00006.html
Broken Link vendor-advisory x_refsource_mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:231
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2592-1
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0199.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74333

Scores

EPSS 0.0336
EPSS Percentile 87.5%

Details

CWE
CWE-611
Status published
Products (11)
canonical/ubuntu_linux 12.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux 14.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux 14.10
canonical/ubuntu_linux 15.04
debian/debian_linux 7.0
debian/debian_linux 8.0
fedoraproject/fedora 20
fedoraproject/fedora 21
opensuse/opensuse 13.1
opensuse/opensuse 13.2
... and 1 more
Published May 12, 2015
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026