# CVE-2015-1819: The xmlreader in libxml allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via crafted XML data, related to an XML En

- Also known as: GHSA-Q7WX-62R7-J2X7
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.6.6.4
- Published: 2015-08-14 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- nokogiri (RubyGems): from 1.6.6.0, fixed in 1.6.6.4

## Description

The xmlreader in libxml allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via crafted XML data, related to an XML Entity Expansion (XEE) attack.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, nokogiri, upgrade to a fixed version (1.6.6.4) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2550.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00031.html
- https://support.apple.com/HT206167
- https://support.apple.com/HT206168
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3430
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/172943.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00000.html
- http://xmlsoft.org/news.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201507-08
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00001.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75570
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/172710.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034243
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2812-1
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1419.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-37
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00120.html
- https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=213f1fe0d76d30eaed6e5853057defc43e6df2c9
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00002.html
- https://support.apple.com/HT206169
- https://support.apple.com/HT206166
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html

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