Input validation error in libxslt - CVE-2015-7995
Published: November 17, 2015 / Updated: August 3, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU33246
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-7995
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows attackers to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can cause a denial of service via a crafted XML file, related to a "type confusion" issue.
Affected software
libxslt
libxslt (Alpine package)
Slackware Linux
libxslt (Alpine package)
Slackware Linux
How to mitigate CVE-2015-7995
Update to version 1.1.29.
libxslt - update to 1.1.29
libxslt (Alpine package) - addressed in versions 1.1.28-r2, 1.1.29-r0
libxslt (Alpine package) - addressed in versions 1.1.28-r2, 1.1.29-r0
External References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jan/msg00002.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jan/msg00003.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jan/msg00005.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00001.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00123.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3605
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/27/10
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/28/4
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2016-2867206.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77325
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034736
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038623
- http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2016&m=slackware-security.386546
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1257962
- https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxslt/commit/?id=7ca19df892ca22d9314e95d59ce2abdeff46b617
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05111017
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05158380
- https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2015-7995
- https://support.apple.com/HT205729
- https://support.apple.com/HT205731
- https://support.apple.com/HT205732
- https://support.apple.com/HT206168