CVE-2015-7995

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Summary

CVECVE-2015-7995
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2015-11-17 15:59:16 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionThe xsltStylePreCompute function in preproc.c in libxslt 1.1.28 does not check if the parent node is an element, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted XML file, related to a "type confusion" issue.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 5 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Apple Iphone Os All All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X All All All All
Operating System Apple Tvos All All All All
Operating System Apple Watchos All All All All
Application Xmlsoft Libxslt All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
About the security content of iOS 9.2.1 - Apple Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com
Apple OS X Multiple Memory Corruption Flaws Lets Local Users Obtain Root Privileges - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
oss-security - CVE request: libxslt xsltStylePreCompute() type confusion DoS af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
Document Display | HPE Support Center af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 h20566.www2.hpe.com
libxslt 'libxslt/preproc.c' Type Confusion Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
About the security content of OS X El Capitan 10.11.3 and Security Update 2016-001 - Apple Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com
APPLE-SA-2016-01-25-1 tvOS 9.1.1 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com Vendor Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3605-1 libxslt af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
Document Display | HPE Support Center af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 h20566.www2.hpe.com
APPLE-SA-2016-01-19-1 iOS 9.2.1 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com Vendor Advisory
About the security content of tvOS 9.1.1 - Apple Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com
openSUSE-SU-2016:1439-1: moderate: Security update for libxslt af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
About the security content of watchOS 2.2 - Apple Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com Vendor Advisory
APPLE-SA-2016-03-21-2 watchOS 2.2 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com
Oracle Solaris Bulletin - January 2016 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com
CVE-2015-7995 - libxslt vulnerability | Puppet af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 puppet.com
APPLE-SA-2016-01-19-2 OS X El Capitan 10.11.3 and Security Update 2016-001 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com Vendor Advisory
The Slackware Linux Project: Slackware Security Advisories af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.slackware.com
libxslt - XSLT transformation library af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.gnome.org
Google Android Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Deny Service, Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information, and Execute Arbitrary Code and Let Local Apps Gain Elevated Privileges - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
oss-security - Re: CVE request: libxslt xsltStylePreCompute() type confusion DoS af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
Bug 1257962 – CVE-2015-7995 libxslt: Type confusion may cause DoS af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Exploit
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 296087 Oracle Solaris 11.4 Support Repository Update (SRU) 8.1.5 Missing (CPUAPR2019)
  • 375442 HPE System Management Homepage Multiple Vulnerabilities (HPESBMU03593)
  • 378509 Splunk Enterprise Multiple Vulnerabilities (SP-CAAAPKV)
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