CVE-2015-1819
libxml2 - security update
EPSS 2.0%
Description
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.
How to fix CVE-2015-1819
To remediate CVE-2015-1819, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/libxml2—upgrade to 2.9.2+really2.9.1+dfsg1-0.1 or later
- Debian/libxml2—upgrade to 2.7.8.dfsg-2+squeeze12 or later
- Debian/libxml2—upgrade to 2.8.0+dfsg1-7+wheezy5 or later
- RubyGems/nokogiri—upgrade to 1.6.6.4 or later
Is CVE-2015-1819 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 2.0%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (4)
- from 0, < 2.9.2+really2.9.1+dfsg1-0.1
- from 0, < 2.7.8.dfsg-2+squeeze12
- from 0, < 2.8.0+dfsg1-7+wheezy5
- >= 1.6.6.0, < 1.6.6.4