CVE-2015-3451
N/A
Published: May 12, 2015 at 07:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:25 AM UTC
5 products affected across 5 vendorsDebian LinuxFedoraUbuntu Linux
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 4%
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/157448.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/157740.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-09/msg00006.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3243
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:231
References (12)
x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0199.htmlx_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://cpansearch.perl.org/src/SHLOMIF/XML-LibXML-2.0119/ChangesVendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/157448.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/157740.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-09/msg00006.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3243Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVABroken Link
Source: [email protected]
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:231Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/25/2Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-611
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