CVE-2015-1819
libxml2: denial of service processing a crafted XML document
Severity
LowRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 2.0
Review impact separately from score.
Published · April 14, 2015
Updated · November 21, 2025
Description
A denial of service flaw was found in the way the libxml2 library parsed certain XML files. An attacker could provide a specially crafted XML file that, when parsed by an application using libxml2, could cause that application to use an excessive amount of memory.
Statement
Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having low security impact, a future update may address this flaw in libxml2.
CVSS score applicability
The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.
Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 2.0 · 2.6AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
CWE not specified