MEDIUM
libxml2: denial of service processing a crafted XML document
Published Aug 14, 2015
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 6.29%
Description
The xmlreader in libxml allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via crafted XML data, related to an XML Entity Expansion (XEE) attack.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
OR
- 7.0
- 8.0
Configuration 2
OR
- 12.04
- 14.04
- 15.04
Configuration 3
- ≤ 5.0
Configuration 6
Configuration 9
OR
- 22
- 23
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
libxml2-0:2.7.6-20.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2015:1419
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
libxml2-0:2.9.1-6.el7_2.2
Fixed · RHSA-2015:2550
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
libxml2
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | libxml2-0:2.7.6-20.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:1419 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | libxml2-0:2.9.1-6.el7_2.2 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:2550 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | libxml2 | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having low security impact, a future update may address this flaw in libxml2.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
6.29% 0.06289
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.06289
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (17 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 6.29% (0.06289) | 93.38th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 6.34% (0.06340) | 92.72th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 6, 2026 | 1.94% (0.01944) | 83.20th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 1, 2025 | 4.92% (0.04917) | 89.26th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 25, 2025 | 2.46% (0.02464) | 84.44th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 5.14% (0.05137) | 88.88th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 10.65% (0.10653) | 88.78th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 5.70% (0.05704) | 89.73th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 2.49% (0.02489) | 90.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 6, 2023 | 2.49% (0.02489) | 88.54th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 3.07% (0.03072) | 89.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.77% (0.02767) | 88.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.36% (0.04358) | 88.02th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 4.36% (0.04358) | 87.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 82.44th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.36% (0.04358) | 86.83th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.36% (0.04358) | 70.59th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
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Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Aug 14, 2015
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Feb 17, 2015
Link CVE-2015-1819
CISA Vulnrichment
GHSA-Q7WX-62R7-J2X7 Updated n/a