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CVE-2015-3451

16
FAUCET Score

CVE-2015-3451 describes an XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in XML::LibXML versions prior to 2.0119, affecting products like Debian, Fedora, and openSUSE. The flaw stems from the _clone function's failure to correctly set the expand_entities option, allowing remote attackers to inject crafted XML data via the new or load_xml functions. With a CVSS score of 5.0, this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and could lead to information disclosure, though it does not impact integrity or availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 2.0118CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:xml-libxml_project:xml-libxml:*:*:*:*:*:perl:*:*
12.04CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
14.04CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
14.10CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
15.04CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

5.0MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
4.01%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
89.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0401 is in the 86th percentile among its peer group of 23,701 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (3)

redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: perl-XML-LibXML
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: perl-XML-LibXML
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: perl-XML-LibXML

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2015-3451Low

perl-XML-LibXML: "expand_entities" option was not preserved under some circumstances

Apr 23, 2015

References

advisories.mageia.org / MGASA-2015-0199.html
Third Party Advisory
cpansearch.perl.org / src/SHLOMIF/XML-LibXML-2.0119/Changes
Release NotesThird Party Advisory
lists.fedoraproject.org / pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/157448.html
Third Party Advisory
lists.fedoraproject.org / pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/157740.html
Third Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-updates/2015-09/msg00006.html
Third Party Advisory
bitbucket.org / shlomif/perl-xml-libxml/commits/5962fd067580767777e94640b129ae8930a68a30/raw
Vendor Advisory
debian.org / security/2015/dsa-3243
Third Party Advisory
mandriva.com / security/advisories
Broken Link
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2015/04/25/2
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2015/04/30/1
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/74333
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2592-1
Third Party Advisory