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CVE-2015-1283

Multiple integer overflows in the XML_GetBuffer function in Expat through 2.1.0, as used in Google Chrome before 44.0.2403.89 and other products, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted XML data, a related issue to CVE-2015-2716.

Score
6.8 medium
Published
2015-07-23
Links
NVD · cve.org

Affected ports (2)

PortPackageVersionStatusMaintainer
textproc/linux-c7-expatlinux-c7-expat2.1.0_5unaddressedemulation@FreeBSD.org
textproc/linux-c7-expat-devellinux-c7-expat-devel2.1.0_1unaddressedemulation@FreeBSD.org

VuXML

Template for a VuXML entry

Range taken from the CVE record, check it before committing. make newentry in security/vuxml creates the vid.

  <vuln vid="FIXME (make newentry)">
    <topic>FIXME -- FIXME</topic>
    <affects>
      <package>
	<name>linux-c7-expat</name>
	<range><lt>2.7.12</lt></range>
      </package>
      <package>
	<name>linux-c7-expat-devel</name>
	<range><lt>2.7.12</lt></range>
      </package>
    </affects>
    <description>
      <body xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
	<p>Multiple integer overflows in the XML_GetBuffer function in Expat
	through 2.1.0, as used in Google Chrome before 44.0.2403.89 and other
	products, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service
	(heap-based buffer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact
	via crafted XML data, a related issue to CVE-2015-2716.</p>
      </body>
    </description>
    <references>
      <cvename>CVE-2015-1283</cvename>
      <url>https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-1283</url>
    </references>
    <dates>
      <discovery>2015-07-23</discovery>
      <entry>2026-10-25</entry>
    </dates>
  </vuln>