CVE-2015-3451
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
02 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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 4.01% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 90.5% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2015-05-12 19:00Z11 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 05:47Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2015-04-29
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-611Improper Restriction of XML External Entity ReferenceBase
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 6667433be0e59a6942cd864f79e39846e42fd62145102309d398fdfbab257417
05 Affected products
06 References
- cpansearch.perl.orghttp://cpansearch.perl.org/src/SHLOMIF/XML-LibXML-2.0119/Changes
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20150430 Re: CVE request: Perl XML::LibXMLhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/30/1
- bitbucket.orghttps://bitbucket.org/shlomif/perl-xml-libxml/commits/5962fd067580767777e94640b129ae8930a68a30/raw/
- www.debian.orgDSA-3243http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3243
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2015-7115http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/157448.html
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2015-7258http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/157740.html
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20150424 CVE request: Perl XML::LibXMLhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/25/2
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2015:1506http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-09/msg00006.html
- www.mandriva.comMDVSA-2015:231http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:231
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-2592-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2592-1
- advisories.mageia.orghttp://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0199.html
- www.securityfocus.com74333http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74333
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- libxml-libxml-perl Fixed in 2.0116+dfsg-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- libxml-libxml-perl Fixed in 2.0116+dfsg-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- libxml-libxml-perl Fixed in 2.0116+dfsg-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- libxml-libxml-perl Fixed in 2.0108+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.