CVE-2015-7995 Affecting libxslt package, versions <1.1.28-2ubuntu0.1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.77% (88th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1404-LIBXSLT-308045
  • published17 Nov 2015
  • disclosed17 Nov 2015

Introduced: 17 Nov 2015

CVE-2015-7995  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:14.04 libxslt to version 1.1.28-2ubuntu0.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libxslt package and not the libxslt package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:14.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

The 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.

CVSS Scores

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