Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability in Pivotal Spring Framework
CVE-2015-3192

5.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Pivotal Software

Status
Spring Framework
Vendor
CVE Published:
12 July 2016

What is CVE-2015-3192?

The Pivotal Spring Framework prior to versions 3.2.14 and 4.1.7 inadequately handle inline DTD declarations. If DTD is not completely deactivated, it can be exploited by remote attackers who send specially crafted XML files. This flaw can lead to significant memory consumption and result in out-of-memory errors, effectively causing a denial of service condition.

References

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2035.html
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036587
vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
http://pivotal.io/security/cve-2015-3192
x_refsource_CONFIRM

CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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