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    CVE-2015-7995

    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.

    Published:Aug 26, 2015
    Last Modified:Apr 12, 2025
    EPS:Nov 17, 2015
    EPSS Score:0.03037
    CVSS Score:5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Apple
    Product
    Iphone Os
    Vendor
    Apple
    Product
    Mac Os X
    Vendor
    Apple
    Product
    Tvos
    Vendor
    Apple
    Product
    Watchos
    Vendor
    Xmlsoft
    Product
    Libxslt

    Exploits

    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1257962https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1257962

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jan/msg00002.html
    http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jan/msg00003.html
    http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jan/msg00005.html
    http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00001.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00123.html
    http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3605
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/27/10
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/28/4
    http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2016-2867206.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77325
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034736
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038623
    http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2016&m=slackware-security.386546
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1257962
    https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxslt/commit/?id=7ca19df892ca22d9314e95d59ce2abdeff46b617
    https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05111017
    https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05158380
    https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2015-7995
    https://support.apple.com/HT205729
    https://support.apple.com/HT205731
    https://support.apple.com/HT205732
    https://support.apple.com/HT206168
    http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jan/msg00002.html
    http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jan/msg00003.html
    http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jan/msg00005.html
    http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00001.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00123.html
    http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3605
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/27/10
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/28/4
    http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2016-2867206.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77325
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034736
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038623
    http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2016&m=slackware-security.386546
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1257962
    https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxslt/commit/?id=7ca19df892ca22d9314e95d59ce2abdeff46b617
    https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05111017
    https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05158380
    https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2015-7995
    https://support.apple.com/HT205729
    https://support.apple.com/HT205731
    https://support.apple.com/HT205732
    https://support.apple.com/HT206168

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High