CVE-2015-1819

NameCVE-2015-1819
DescriptionThe 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.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDLA-266-1, DSA-3430-1
Debian Bugs782782

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
libxml2 (PTS)buster2.9.4+dfsg1-7+deb10u4fixed
buster (security)2.9.4+dfsg1-7+deb10u6fixed
bullseye (security), bullseye2.9.10+dfsg-6.7+deb11u4fixed
bookworm2.9.14+dfsg-1.3~deb12u1fixed
sid, trixie2.9.14+dfsg-1.3fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
libxml2sourcesqueeze2.7.8.dfsg-2+squeeze12DLA-266-1
libxml2sourcewheezy2.8.0+dfsg1-7+wheezy5DSA-3430-1
libxml2sourcejessie2.9.1+dfsg1-5+deb8u1DSA-3430-1
libxml2source(unstable)2.9.2+really2.9.1+dfsg1-0.1low782782

Notes

https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/commit/213f1fe0d76d30eaed6e5853057defc43e6df2c9
Concerns by Florian Weimer: https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=748278

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