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CVE-2015-1283
Multiple integer overflows in the XML_GetBuffer function in Expat through 2.1.0, as used in Google Chrome before 44.0.2403.89 and other…
Medium6.8EPSS 18.3%
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- Chrome
Description
Multiple integer overflows in the XML_GetBuffer function in Expat through 2.1.0, as used in Google Chrome before 44.0.2403.89 and other products, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted XML data, a related issue to CVE-2015-2716.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 18.3% · top 2.8% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.8.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (20)
- https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-20 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- RHSA-2015:1499 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=492052 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2016:1523 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2015:1287 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- 1033031 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- DSA-3318 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- SUSE-SU-2016:1508 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- GLSA-201701-21 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- GLSA-201603-09 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- SUSE-SU-2016:1512 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- https://codereview.chromium.org/1224303003 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 75973 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/07/stable-channel-update_21.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- USN-2726-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2016:1441 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- DSA-3315 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10365 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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