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CVE-2015-1283

Published: Jul 23, 2015Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-190
NVD MITRE
6.8CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
19.1%
Top 3.0%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
No Fix Available

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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:MAu:NC:PI:PA:P
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:MAccess Complexity
Medium
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:PConfidentiality
Partial
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

CWE-190

Affected Products

n/an/a
chromegoogle
On-premDesktop App
Consumer Software / browser
libexpatlibexpat project
LibraryLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
pythonpythonOSS Libraries
debian linuxdebian
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
googlecommercialUSMobile Appsaka google inc, google llc
libexpat projectoss-projectOSS Librariesaka expat, libexpat
pythonoss-projectUSOSS Libraries
debianoss-projectGBOperating Systemsaka debian gnu/linux
and 9 more affected products View all →

Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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Exploitability

No known exploits, KEV entries, or remediation guidance available for this vulnerability yet.

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Initial Access
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References

https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-20
tenable.com
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1499.html
rhn.redhat.com
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=492052
code.google.com
and 17 more references View all →

Timeline

Published
Jul 23, 2015
Last Updated
May 6, 2026

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