Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.precise:def:20155312000
Revision Date:2015-12-15Version:1
Title:CVE-2015-5312 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) - low.
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.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2015-5312
Platform(s):Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) is installed.
  • AND The 'libxml2' package in precise was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '2.7.8.dfsg-5.1ubuntu4.13').
    • BACK