CVE-2015-5312 | Date: (C)2015-12-21 (M)2024-02-22 |
The xmlStringLenDecodeEntities function in parser.c in libxml2 before 2.9.3 does not properly prevent entity expansion, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via crafted XML data, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-3660.
CVSS Score and Metrics +CVSS Score and Metrics -CVSS V2 Severity: |
CVSS Score : 7.1 |
Exploit Score: 8.6 |
Impact Score: 6.9 |
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CVSS V2 Metrics: |
Access Vector: NETWORK |
Access Complexity: MEDIUM |
Authentication: NONE |
Confidentiality: NONE |
Integrity: NONE |
Availability: COMPLETE |
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