CPANSA-XML-LibXML-2015-01: XML-LibXML vulnerability
| Publisher | giterlizzi | Document category | csaf_security_advisory |
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| Initial release date | 2015-04-23T00:00:00 | Engine | CSAF Perl Toolkit 0.25 |
| Current release date | 2015-04-23T00:00:00 | Build Date | |
| Current version | 1 | Status | final |
| CVSS v3.1 Base Score | Severity | ||
| Original language | Language | en | |
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Vulnerability Description
The _clone function 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.
Vulnerabilities
CVE-2015-3451
Vulnerability DescriptionThe _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.
| Weakness | CWE-611 : Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference |
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Product status
Known affected
| Product | Score | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XML-LibXML less than 2.0120 |
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Fixed
- XML-LibXML greater than or equal 2.0120
giterlizzi
Namespace: https://github.com/giterlizzi/
gdt@cpan.org
References
- CPANSA-XML-LibXML-2015-01 JSON self
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/giterlizzi/perl-CPANSA-CSAF/develop/csaf/white/2015/cpansa-xml-libxml-2015-01.json - https://metacpan.org/changes/distribution/XML-LibXML external
https://metacpan.org/changes/distribution/XML-LibXML - CVE-2015-3451 (NVD) external
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-3451
Revision history
| Version | Date of the revision | Summary of the revision |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thu Apr 23 00:00:00 2015 | First release |
Sharing rules
TLP:WHITE
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