CVE-2015-7941

libxml2 2.9.2 does not properly stop parsing invalid input, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and…

published November 18, 2015

CVSS
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EPSS
3%
Percentile
87.4
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

libxml2 2.9.2 does not properly stop parsing invalid input, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and libxml2 crash) via crafted XML data to the (1) xmlParseEntityDecl or (2) xmlParseConditionalSections function in parser.c, as demonstrated by non-terminated entities.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.03058 · 87.4th percentile
Published
2015-11-18T16:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 18 NOV 16:00Z
    libxml2 2.9.2 does not properly stop parsing invalid input, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and…
    cvelistv5