CVE-2015-7995
The xsltStylePreCompute function in preproc.c in libxslt 1.1.28 does not check if the parent node is an element, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted XML file, related to
02 Description
The xsltStylePreCompute function in preproc.c in libxslt 1.1.28 does not check if the parent node is an element, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted XML file, related 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
- 4.27% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 91.0% 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
- Moderate. 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
- 2015-11-17 15:00Z10 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 08:06Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2015-10-28
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-843Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion')Base
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 70c57a9b63772c0a8b13314df84976e094c821b7fdc99662b22d57490d992565
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.debian.orgDSA-3605http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3605
- support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/HT206168
- support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/HT205731
- h20566.www2.hpe.comhttps://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05111017
- support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/HT205729
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20151027 CVE request: libxslt xsltStylePreCompute() type confusion DoShttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/27/10
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20151028 Re: CVE request: libxslt xsltStylePreCompute() type confusion DoShttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/28/4
- lists.apple.comAPPLE-SA-2016-01-25-1http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jan/msg00005.html
- www.securitytracker.com1034736http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034736
- h20566.www2.hpe.comhttps://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05158380
- lists.apple.comAPPLE-SA-2016-01-19-2http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jan/msg00003.html
- lists.apple.comAPPLE-SA-2016-03-21-2http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00001.html
- puppet.comhttps://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2015-7995
- lists.apple.comAPPLE-SA-2016-01-19-1http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jan/msg00002.html
- git.gnome.orghttps://git.gnome.org/browse/libxslt/commit/?id=7ca19df892ca22d9314e95d59ce2abdeff46b617
- www.securityfocus.com77325http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77325
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2016:1439http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00123.html
- www.slackware.comSSA:2016-148-02http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2016&m=slackware-security.386546
- www.oracle.comhttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2016-2867206.html
- support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/HT205732
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1257962
- www.securitytracker.com1038623http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038623
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- libxslt Fixed in 1.1.28-2.1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- libxslt Fixed in 1.1.28-2.1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- libxslt Fixed in 1.1.28-2.1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- libxslt Fixed in 1.1.28-2ubuntu0.1
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.