CVE-2015-3192

Summary

CVECVE-2015-3192
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-07-12 19:59:00 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionPivotal Spring Framework before 3.2.14 and 4.x before 4.1.7 do not properly process inline DTD declarations when DTD is not entirely disabled, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and out-of-memory errors) via a crafted XML file.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 5.5 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary5.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary4.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 21 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 22 All All All
Application Pivotal Software Spring Framework 3.2.0 All All All
Application Pivotal Software Spring Framework 4.1.0 All All All
Application Vmware Spring Framework 3.2.1 All All All
Application Vmware Spring Framework 3.2.10 All All All
Application Vmware Spring Framework 3.2.11 All All All
Application Vmware Spring Framework 3.2.12 All All All
Application Vmware Spring Framework 3.2.13 All All All
Application Vmware Spring Framework 3.2.2 All All All
Application Vmware Spring Framework 3.2.3 All All All
Application Vmware Spring Framework 3.2.4 All All All
Application Vmware Spring Framework 3.2.5 All All All
Application Vmware Spring Framework 3.2.6 All All All
Application Vmware Spring Framework 3.2.7 All All All
Application Vmware Spring Framework 3.2.8 All All All
Application Vmware Spring Framework 3.2.9 All All All
Application Vmware Spring Framework 4.1.1 All All All
Application Vmware Spring Framework 4.1.2 All All All
Application Vmware Spring Framework 4.1.3 All All All
Application Vmware Spring Framework 4.1.4 All All All
Application Vmware Spring Framework 4.1.5 All All All
Application Vmware Spring Framework 4.1.6 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Red Hat JBoss XML Parsing Flaw Lets Remote Users Deny Service - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
[SECURITY] [DLA 1853-1] libspring-java security update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.debian.org
CVE-2015-3192 - DoS Attack with XML Input | Security | Pivotal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 pivotal.io Vendor Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 22 Update: springframework-3.2.14-1.fc22 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
Spring Framework CVE-2015-3192 Denial-Of-Service Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 access.redhat.com
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 access.redhat.com
[SPR-13136] XML input vulnerability based on DTD declaration - Spring JIRA af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 jira.spring.io
[SECURITY] Fedora 21 Update: springframework-3.2.14-1.fc21 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 981250 Java (maven) Security Update for org.springframework:spring-core (GHSA-6v7w-535j-rq5m)

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