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CVE-2015-3451
Published:May 12, 2015
Updated:May 17, 2026
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 the (1) new or (2) load_xml function.
Related Resources (15)
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0199.html
https://bitbucket.org/shlomif/perl-xml-libxml/commits/5962fd067580767777e94640b129ae8930a68a30/raw/
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2015-3451
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74333
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/157740.html
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-3451
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/30/1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2592-1
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-3451
http://cpansearch.perl.org/src/SHLOMIF/XML-LibXML-2.0119/Changes
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/157448.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-09/msg00006.html
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:231
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/25/2
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3243
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CVSS v3
Base Score:
5.3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
CVSS v2
Base Score:
5
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Weakness Type (CWE)
Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference
CWE-611
EPSS
Base Score:
3.36