CVE-2015-1283

Summary

CVECVE-2015-1283
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2015-07-23 00:59:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 02:24:00 UTC
DescriptionMultiple integer overflows in the XML_GetBuffer function in Expat through 2.1.0, as used in Google Chrome before 44.0.2403.89 and other products, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted XML data, a related issue to CVE-2015-2716.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-190

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 12.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 15.04 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 7.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 9.0 All All All
Application Google Chrome All All All All
Application Libexpat Project Libexpat All All All All
Operating System Opensuse Leap 42.1 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 13.1 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 13.2 All All All
Operating System Oracle Solaris 10 All All All
Operating System Oracle Solaris 11.3 All All All
Application Python Python All All All All
Application Suse Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11 sp4 All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 - All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 sp1 All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Server 11 sp4 All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Server 12 - All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Server 12 sp1 All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 sp4 All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 - All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 sp1 All All
Application Suse Studio Onsite 1.3 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:1508-1: important: Security update for lists.opensuse.org
Chromium: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201603-09) — Gentoo security GENTOO security.gentoo.org
Google Chrome Multiple Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code, Bypass Same-Origin Restrictions, Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information, and Spoof URLs - SecurityTracker www.securitytracker.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3315-1 chromium-browser www.debian.org
Expat: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201701-21) — Gentoo Security GENTOO security.gentoo.org
Red Hat Customer Portal rhn.redhat.com
USN-2726-1: Expat vulnerability | Ubuntu www.ubuntu.com
Issue 492052 - chromium - Security: libexpat buffer-overflow seems to affect latest version of chromium on Linux x86_64 - Monorail CONFIRM code.google.com
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:1512-1: important: Security update for SUSE lists.opensuse.org
Issue 1224303003: Apply a patch to prevent an integer overflow in expat. - Code Review CONFIRM codereview.chromium.org
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:1523-1: important: Security update lists.opensuse.org
Security Bulletin - Policy Auditor update fixes multiple vulnerabilities in third-party libraries (CVE-2016-0718, CVE-2016-4472, CVE-2016-5300, CVE-2017-17740, CVE-2017-9287, CVE-2019-13057, CVE-2020-15719, CVE-2019-1543, CVE-2019-1547, CVE-2019-1552, CVE-2019-1563, CVE-2019-8457, CVE-2018-20506, CVE-2018-20346, CVE-2019-16168, CVE-2017-12627) CONFIRM kc.mcafee.com
Chrome Releases: Stable Channel Update googlechromereleases.blogspot.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3318-1 expat DEBIAN www.debian.org
Android Security Bulletin—November 2016 | Android Open Source Project source.android.com
Oracle Solaris Bulletin - July 2016 CONFIRM www.oracle.com
Google Chrome Prior to 44.0.2403.89 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities BID www.securityfocus.com
[R2] PVS 5.2.0 Fixes Multiple Third-party Library Vulnerabilities - Security Advisory | Tenable Network Security CONFIRM www.tenable.com
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2015:1287-1: important: Security update SUSE lists.opensuse.org
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:1441-1: important: Security update SUSE lists.opensuse.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 710322 Gentoo Linux Expat Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 201701-21)
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