UBUNTU-CVE-2015-7995

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-7995
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2015/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-7995.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-7995
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Published
2015-11-17T00:00:00Z
Modified
2025-07-16T07:33:27.907383Z
Severity
  • Ubuntu - low
Summary
[none]
Details

The xsltStylePreCompute function in preproc.c in libxslt 1.1.28 does not check if the parent node is an element, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted XML file, related to a "type confusion" issue.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / libxslt

Package

Name
libxslt
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libxslt@1.1.28-2ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.1.28-2ubuntu0.1

Affected versions

1.*

1.1.28-2
1.1.28-2build1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libxslt1-dbg",
            "binary_version": "1.1.28-2ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libxslt1-dev",
            "binary_version": "1.1.28-2ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libxslt1-dev-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1.1.28-2ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libxslt1.1",
            "binary_version": "1.1.28-2ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libxslt1.1-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1.1.28-2ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python-libxslt1",
            "binary_version": "1.1.28-2ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python-libxslt1-dbg",
            "binary_version": "1.1.28-2ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python-libxslt1-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1.1.28-2ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xsltproc",
            "binary_version": "1.1.28-2ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xsltproc-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1.1.28-2ubuntu0.1"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / libxslt

Package

Name
libxslt
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libxslt@1.1.28-2.1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.1.28-2.1

Affected versions

1.*

1.1.28-2build2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libxslt1-dbg",
            "binary_version": "1.1.28-2.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libxslt1-dev",
            "binary_version": "1.1.28-2.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libxslt1-dev-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1.1.28-2.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libxslt1.1",
            "binary_version": "1.1.28-2.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libxslt1.1-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1.1.28-2.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python-libxslt1",
            "binary_version": "1.1.28-2.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python-libxslt1-dbg",
            "binary_version": "1.1.28-2.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xsltproc",
            "binary_version": "1.1.28-2.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xsltproc-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1.1.28-2.1"
        }
    ]
}