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CVE-2015-5312

Publication date 26 November 2015

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

The xmlStringLenDecodeEntities function in parser.c in libxml2 before 2.9.3 does not properly prevent entity expansion, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via crafted XML data, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-3660.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
libxml2 15.10 wily
Fixed 2.9.2+zdfsg1-4ubuntu0.2
15.04 vivid
Fixed 2.9.2+dfsg1-3ubuntu0.2
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.6
12.04 LTS precise
Fixed 2.7.8.dfsg-5.1ubuntu4.13

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package Patch details
libxml2

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-2834-1
    • libxml2 vulnerabilities
    • 14 December 2015

Other references