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CVE-2015-3451 Detail

Current 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.

Source:  MITRE
Description Last Modified:  04/08/2016
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Impact

CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 5.0 MEDIUM
Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) (V2 legend)
Impact Subscore: 2.9
Exploitability Subscore: 10.0


Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (AU): None
Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): None
Additional Information:
Allows unauthorized disclosure of information

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Hyperlink Resource
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0199.html Third Party Advisory
http://cpansearch.perl.org/src/SHLOMIF/XML-LibXML-2.0119/Changes Release Notes Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/157448.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/157740.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-09/msg00006.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3243 Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/25/2 Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/30/1 Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74333 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2592-1 Third Party Advisory
https://bitbucket.org/shlomif/perl-xml-libxml/commits/5962fd067580767777e94640b129ae8930a68a30/raw/ Vendor Advisory

Technical Details

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2015-3451
NVD Published Date:
05/12/2015
NVD Last Modified:
10/30/2018