CVE-2015-1283

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Summary

CVECVE-2015-1283
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerChrome
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2015-07-23 00:59:12 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 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

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.8 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-190 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Google Chrome All All All All
Application Libexpat Project Libexpat All All All All
Application Python Python All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:1508-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Expat: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201701-21) — Gentoo Security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.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) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 kc.mcafee.com
USN-2726-1: Expat vulnerability | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:1441-1: important: Security update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
Issue 1224303003: Apply a patch to prevent an integer overflow in expat. - Code Review af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 codereview.chromium.org
Google Chrome Multiple Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code, Bypass Same-Origin Restrictions, Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information, and Spoof URLs - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
Issue 492052 - chromium - Security: libexpat buffer-overflow seems to affect latest version of chromium on Linux x86_64 - Monorail af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 code.google.com
Chrome Releases: Stable Channel Update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 googlechromereleases.blogspot.com
Android Security Bulletin—November 2016 | Android Open Source Project af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 source.android.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3318-1 expat af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
Oracle Solaris Bulletin - July 2016 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2015:1287-1: important: Security update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:1523-1: important: Security update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Google Chrome Prior to 44.0.2403.89 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Chromium: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201603-09) — Gentoo security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3315-1 chromium-browser af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
[R2] PVS 5.2.0 Fixes Multiple Third-party Library Vulnerabilities - Security Advisory | Tenable Network Security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.tenable.com
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:1512-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 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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