CVE-2015-3451

Medium

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.

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.0
Exploit probability—
ProductXml-libxml
PublishedMay 12, 2015
First seenMay 12, 2015

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
xml-libxml_project xml-libxmlv ≤ 2.0118—
canonical ubuntu_linux12.04, 14.04, 14.10, 15.04—
debian debian_linux7.0, 8.0—
fedoraproject fedora20, 21—
opensuse opensuse13.1, 13.2—

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