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CVE-2015-7942 Details

Description

The xmlParseConditionalSections function in parser.c in libxml2 does not properly skip intermediary entities when it stops parsing invalid input, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and crash) via crafted XML data, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-7941.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00000.html CVEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00001.html CVEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00002.html CVEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.html CVEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/177341.html CVE

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2015-7942
NVD Published Date:
Nov 18, 2015
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2015-7942 Details - Not Deferred