CVE-2015-1283 describes multiple integer overflows in the XML_GetBuffer function of Expat through version 2.1.0, impacting products like Google Chrome, Debian, and Oracle. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service via a heap-based buffer overflow or potentially other unspecified impacts through crafted XML data. With a CVSS score of 6.8, it has a network-based attack vector, medium complexity, and potential for partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. While there is no known active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 43.0.2357.134CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 2.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:libexpat_project:libexpat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 2.7.0, < 2.7.12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:python:python:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 3.3.0, < 3.3.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:python:python:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 3.4.0, < 3.4.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:python:python:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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