Medium 5.0Published Aug 14, 2015

CVE-2015-1819The xmlreader in libxml allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via crafted XML data, related to an XML Entity Expansion (XEE) attack.

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The xmlreader in libxml allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via crafted XML data, related to an XML Entity Expansion (XEE) attack.

CVSS: 5.0 MEDIUM (v2.0, NVD)AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness (CWE): CWE-399
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: Not given
NVD analysis: Modified
Record last updated: Jun 16, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Nov 1, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

debian debian_linux debian:debian_linux	7.0; 8.0	NVD
canonical ubuntu_linux canonical:ubuntu_linux	12.04; 14.04; 15.04	NVD
redhat enterprise_linux redhat:enterprise_linux	through 5.0	NVD
xmlsoft libxml xmlsoft:libxml	all versions	NVD
oracle solaris oracle:solaris	11.3	NVD
apple iphone_os apple:iphone_os	through 9.2.1	NVD
apple mac_os_x apple:mac_os_x	through 10.11.3	NVD
apple tvos apple:tvos	through 9.1	NVD
apple watchos apple:watchos	through 2.1	NVD
oracle linux oracle:linux	7	NVD
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References

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00000.html	mailing-list, third-party-advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00001.html	mailing-list, third-party-advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00002.html	mailing-list, third-party-advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.html	mailing-list, third-party-advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/172710.html	third-party-advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/172943.html	third-party-advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00120.html	third-party-advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00031.html	third-party-advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1419.html	third-party-advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2550.html	third-party-advisory
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