{"cve":"CVE-2015-5312","nvd":{"published":"2015-12-15T21:59:00.113","modified":"2026-06-17T00:28:54.523","status":"Modified","description":"The xmlStringLenDecodeEntities function in parser.c in libxml2 before 2.9.3 does not properly prevent entity expansion, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via crafted XML data, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-3660.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-399"],"references":["http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00000.html","http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00001.html","http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00002.html","http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.html","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00120.html"],"products":["apple:iphone_os","apple:mac_os_x","apple:tvos","apple:watchos","canonical:ubuntu_linux","debian:debian_linux","hp:icewall_federation_agent","hp:icewall_file_manager","redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop","redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node","redhat:enterprise_linux_server","redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation","xmlsoft:libxml2"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:37:48.328043465+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2015-5312","score":0.045,"percentile":0.91501,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-xjqg-9jvg-fgx2","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-xjqg-9jvg-fgx2","summary":"Nokogiri subject to DoS via libxml2 vulnerability","modified":"2024-11-29T05:42:11.715511Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"RubyGems","name":"nokogiri","purl":"pkg:gem/nokogiri","ranges":[">=1.6.0 <1.6.7.1"],"fixed":["1.6.7.1"]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}