Resource management error in libxml2 (Alpine package)
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2015-5312 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-399 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
libxml2 (Alpine package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
| Vendor | Alpine Linux Development Team |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
1) Resource management error
EUVDB-ID: #VU32386
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-5312
CWE-ID:
CWE-399 - Resource Management Errors
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
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.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionslibxml2 (Alpine package): 2.9.0-r0 - 2.9.1-r3
External linkshttp://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=0215e6588cf7cdc9ec3c57926af82e79b8366e46
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=9e3ec8396214f0ec09a2b5c75e65bbc808013c84
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=f084c470893c32a5ab1b765dfe1fa044af19320d
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=d43279c37e7c6a85eb14e2879d00bb7d74e9aa45
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
