Description
The _clone function in XML::LibXML before 2.0119 does not properly set the expand_entities option, which allows remote attackers to conduct XML external entity (XXE) attacks via crafted XML data to the (1) new or (2) load_xml function.
Published: 2015-05-12
Score: 5.0 Medium
EPSS: 3.4% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-214-1 libxml-libxml-perl security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3243-1 libxml-libxml-perl security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2015-3494 The _clone function in XML::LibXML before 2.0119 does not properly set the expand_entities option, which allows remote attackers to conduct XML external entity (XXE) attacks via crafted XML data to the (1) new or (2) load_xml function.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2592-1 XML::LibXML vulnerability
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Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Debian Debian Linux
Fedoraproject Fedora
Opensuse Opensuse
Xml-libxml Project Xml-libxml
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T05:47:57.803Z

Reserved: 2015-04-29T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-3451

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Status : Modified

Published: 2015-05-12T19:59:21.827

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2015-3451

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2015-04-23T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2015-3451 - Bugzilla

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