CVE-2015-3451
libxml-libxml-perl - security update
EPSS 4.0%
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.
How to fix CVE-2015-3451
To remediate CVE-2015-3451, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/libxml-libxml-perl—upgrade to 2.0116+dfsg-2 or later
- Debian/libxml-libxml-perl—upgrade to 1.70.ds-1+deb6u1 or later
- Debian/libxml-libxml-perl—upgrade to 2.0001+dfsg-1+deb7u1 or later
Is CVE-2015-3451 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 4.0%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (3)
- from 0, < 2.0116+dfsg-2
- from 0, < 1.70.ds-1+deb6u1
- from 0, < 2.0001+dfsg-1+deb7u1