CPANSA-XML-LibXML-2015-01: XML-LibXML vulnerability

Publisher giterlizzi Document category csaf_security_advisory
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 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.

Weakness CWE-611 : Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

Product status

Known affected
Product Score
XML-LibXML less than 2.0120
CVSS Version CVSS Vector CVSS Base Score CVSS Base Severity
2.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N 5.0 Medium
Fixed

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References

Revision history

Version Date of the revision Summary of the revision
1 Thu Apr 23 00:00:00 2015 First release

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