Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published May 12, 2015· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2015-3451
CVE-2015-3451
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 the (1) new or (2) load_xml function.
Affected products
11- cpe:2.3:a:xml-libxml_project:xml-libxml:*:*:*:*:*:perl:*:*Range: <=2.0118
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
12- advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0199.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- cpansearch.perl.org/src/SHLOMIF/XML-LibXML-2.0119/ChangesnvdRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/157448.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/157740.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-09/msg00006.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3243nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/25/2nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/30/1nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/74333nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2592-1nvdThird Party Advisory
- bitbucket.org/shlomif/perl-xml-libxml/commits/5962fd067580767777e94640b129ae8930a68a30/raw/nvdVendor Advisory
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvdBroken Link
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