libxml xmlreader resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in libxml. This affects an unknown function of the component xmlreader. The manipulation results in resource management. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2015-1819. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in libxml (unknown version). Affected is an unknown code block of the component xmlreader. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-399. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

The xmlreader in libxml allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via crafted XML data, related to an XML Entity Expansion (XEE) attack.

The weakness was published 08/14/2015 by Florian Weimer (Website). The advisory is available at git.gnome.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2015-1819 since 02/17/2015. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 85019 (CentOS 6 : libxml2 (CESA-2015:1419)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CentOS Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 351588 (Amazon Linux Security Advisory for libxml2: ALAS2-2019-1220).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (85019) and SecurityFocus (BID 75570†). Similar entries are available at VDB-79257, VDB-79258, VDB-79334 and VDB-79335. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 85019
Nessus Name: CentOS 6 : libxml2 (CESA-2015:1419)
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OpenVAS ID: 14611
OpenVAS Name: Amazon Linux Local Check: alas-2015-628
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Patch: git.gnome.org

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02/17/2015 🔍
07/07/2015 +140 days 🔍
08/14/2015 +38 days 🔍
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08/15/2015 +1 days 🔍
06/12/2022 +2493 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: RHSA-2015:1419
Researcher: Florian Weimer
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-1819 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-1819
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-77250

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SecurityFocus: 75570 - Libxml2 CVE-2015-1819 Denial of Service Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1034243

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Entryinfo

Created: 08/15/2015 21:15
Updated: 06/12/2022 10:54
Changes: 08/15/2015 21:15 (45), 10/09/2017 09:50 (17), 06/12/2022 10:41 (5), 06/12/2022 10:47 (1), 06/12/2022 10:54 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:DB8:103

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