Vulnerability in Apple Iphone_os
CVE-2015-5312
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 differe…
EPSS: 0.011 (78.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Apple Iphone_os
- Apple Mac_os_x
- Apple Tvos
- Apple Watchos
- Hp Icewall_federation_agent — versions 3.0
- Hp Icewall_file_manager — versions 3.0
- Xmlsoft Libxml2
- Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 12.04, 14.04, 15.04
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 7.0, 8.0
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_desktop — versions 6.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- RHSA-2015:2550 (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- APPLE-SA-2016-03-21-5 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_APPLE, Mailing List)
- openSUSE-SU-2016:0106 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- DSA-3430 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Issue Tracking)
- APPLE-SA-2016-03-21-1 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_APPLE)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-5312?
- CVE-2015-5312 is a vulnerability in Apple Iphone_os, classified under CWE-399. Published 2015-12-15.
- Is CVE-2015-5312 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.