UBUNTU-CVE-2015-7995

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2015-7995

    Published: 17 Nov 2015Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2015-7995
    Aliases:
    USN-3271-1

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-7995, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/27/10, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3271-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-7995

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: libxslt

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.1.28-2ubuntu0.1

    Affected versions

    1.1.28-2
    1.1.28-2build1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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