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CVE-2015-7995

The xsltStylePreCompute function in preproc.c in libxslt 1.1.28 does not check if the parent node...

5.0 MediumFix available

CVE-2015-7995 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Xmlsoft Libxslt, published November 5, 2015. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.27%, the 91st percentile. Fixed in libxslt 1.1.28-2.1.

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.

Exploit likelihood

4.27%Up 1.6 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.0

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.

Record
CVE-2015-7995
CVSS 2.0
5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

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.

Record
CVE-2015-7995
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2015-7891 No score

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.

Record
EUVD-2015-7891
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-57m4-4wjx-3w7c No score

The xsltStylePreCompute function in preproc.c in libxslt 1.1.28 does not check if the parent node...

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.

Record
GHSA-57m4-4wjx-3w7c
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV No score

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.

Record
CVE-2015-7995
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2015-7995 No score

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.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2015-7995
Updated
2026-11-02
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OSVMGASA-2015-0432 No score

Updated libxslt packages fix security vulnerability

A type confusion vulnerability in libxslt in xsltStylePreCompute() in preproc.c can lead to a denial of service (CVE-2015-7995).

Record
MGASA-2015-0432
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10185-1 No score

libxslt-devel-1.1.29-1.3 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the libxslt-devel-1.1.29-1.3 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10185-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10549-1 No score

ruby2.2-rubygem-nokogiri-1.6.8.1-1.3 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the ruby2.2-rubygem-nokogiri-1.6.8.1-1.3 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10549-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:11340-1 No score

ruby2.7-rubygem-nokogiri-1.12.3-1.2 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the ruby2.7-rubygem-nokogiri-1.12.3-1.2 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:11340-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:11912-1 No score

ruby3.1-rubygem-nokogiri-1.13.3-1.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the ruby3.1-rubygem-nokogiri-1.13.3-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:11912-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:13165-1 No score

ruby3.2-rubygem-nokogiri-1.13.9-1.7 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the ruby3.2-rubygem-nokogiri-1.13.9-1.7 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:13165-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:14174-1 No score

ruby3.3-rubygem-nokogiri-1.15.5-1.5 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the ruby3.3-rubygem-nokogiri-1.15.5-1.5 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:14174-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2025:14697-1 No score

ruby3.4-rubygem-nokogiri-1.18.2-1.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the ruby3.4-rubygem-nokogiri-1.18.2-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2025:14697-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2026:10356-1 No score

ruby4.0-rubygem-nokogiri-1.18.9-1.4 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the ruby4.0-rubygem-nokogiri-1.18.9-1.4 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2026:10356-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2017:1282-1 No score

Security update for libxslt

This update for libxslt fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2017-5029: The xsltAddTextString function in transform.c lacked a check for integer overflow during a size calculation, which allowed a remote attacker to perform an out of bounds memory write via a crafted HTML page (bsc#1035905).

  • CVE-2016-4738: Fix heap overread in xsltFormatNumberConversion: An empty decimal-separator could cause a heap overread. This can be exploited to leak a couple of bytes after the buffer that holds the pattern string (bsc#1005591).

  • CVE-2015-9019: Properly initialize random generator (bsc#934119).

  • CVE-2015-7995: Vulnerability in function xsltStylePreCompute' in preproc.c could cause a type confusion leading to DoS. (bsc#952474)

Record
SUSE-SU-2017:1282-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2017:1313-1 No score

Security update for libxslt

This update for libxslt fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2017-5029: The xsltAddTextString function in transform.c lacked a check for integer overflow during a size calculation, which allowed a remote attacker to perform an out of bounds memory write via a crafted HTML page (bsc#1035905).

  • CVE-2016-4738: Fix heap overread in xsltFormatNumberConversion: An empty decimal-separator could cause a heap overread. This can be exploited to leak a couple of bytes after the buffer that holds the pattern string (bsc#1005591).

  • CVE-2015-9019: Properly initialize random generator (bsc#934119).

  • CVE-2015-7995: Vulnerability in function xsltStylePreCompute' in preproc.c could cause a type confusion leading to DoS. (bsc#952474)

Record
SUSE-SU-2017:1313-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2015-7995 No score

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.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2015-7995
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUSN-3271-1 No score

libxslt vulnerabilities

Holger Fuhrmannek discovered an integer overflow in the xsltAddTextString() function in Libxslt. An attacker could use this to craft a malicious document that, when opened, could cause a denial of service (application crash) or possible execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-5029)

Nicolas Gregoire discovered that Libxslt mishandled namespace nodes. An attacker could use this to craft a malicious document that, when opened, could cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbtrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. (CVE-2016-1683)

Sebastian Apelt discovered that a use-after-error existed in the xsltDocumentFunctionLoadDocument() function in Libxslt. An attacker could use this to craft a malicious document that, when opened, could cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. (CVE-2016-1841)

It was discovered that a type confusion error existed in the xsltStylePreCompute() function in Libxslt. An attacker could use this to craft a malicious XML file that, when opened, caused a denial of service (application crash). This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. (CVE-2015-7995)

Nicolas Gregoire discovered the Libxslt mishandled the 'i' and 'a' format tokens for xsl:number data. An attacker could use this to craft a malicious document that, when opened, could cause a denial of service (application crash). This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. (CVE-2016-1684)

It was discovered that the xsltFormatNumberConversion() function in Libxslt did not properly handle empty decimal separators. An attacker could use this to craft a malicious document that, when opened, could cause a denial of service (application crash). This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.10, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. (CVE-2016-4738)

Record
USN-3271-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
libxslt
Debian:12
before 1.1.28-2.1
1.1.28-2.1
libxslt
Debian:13
before 1.1.28-2.1
1.1.28-2.1
libxslt
Debian:14
before 1.1.28-2.1
1.1.28-2.1
libxslt
Debian:7
before 1.1.26-14.1+deb7u1, plus listed versions
1.1.26-14.1
1.1.26-14.1+deb7u1
libxslt
Debian:8
before 1.1.28-2+deb8u1, plus listed versions
1.1.28-2
1.1.28-2+deb8u1
libxslt
Mageia:5
before 1.1.28-8.1.mga5
1.1.28-8.1.mga5
libxslt
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4
before 1.1.24-19.33.1
1.1.24-19.33.1
libxslt-python
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4
before 1.1.24-19.33.3
1.1.24-19.33.3
libxslt
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
before 1.1.24-19.33.1
1.1.24-19.33.1
libxslt
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4
before 1.1.24-19.33.1
1.1.24-19.33.1
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
libxslt
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1
before 1.1.28-16.1
1.1.28-16.1
libxslt
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2
before 1.1.28-16.1
1.1.28-16.1
libxslt
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2
before 1.1.28-16.1
1.1.28-16.1
libxslt
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP1
before 1.1.28-16.1
1.1.28-16.1
libxslt
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP2
before 1.1.28-16.1
1.1.28-16.1
libxslt
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1
before 1.1.28-16.1
1.1.28-16.1
libxslt
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1
before 1.1.28-16.1
1.1.28-16.1
libxslt
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2
before 1.1.28-16.1
1.1.28-16.1
libxslt
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2
before 1.1.28-16.1
1.1.28-16.1
libxslt
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS
before 1.1.28-2ubuntu0.1, plus listed versions
1.1.28-21.1.28-2build1
1.1.28-2ubuntu0.1
libxslt
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
before 1.1.28-2.1ubuntu0.1, plus listed versions
1.1.28-2build21.1.28-2.1
1.1.28-2.1ubuntu0.1
libxslt
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
before 1.1.29-1.3
1.1.29-1.3
rubygem-nokogiri
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
before 1.6.8.1-1.3
1.6.8.1-1.3
rubygem-nokogiri
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
before 1.13.3-1.1
1.13.3-1.1
ruby3.2-rubygem-nokogiri
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
before 1.13.9-1.7
1.13.9-1.7
rubygem-nokogiri
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
before 1.15.5-1.5
1.15.5-1.5
rubygem-nokogiri
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
before 1.18.2-1.1
1.18.2-1.1
rubygem-nokogiri
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
before 1.18.9-1.4
1.18.9-1.4

History

History
WhenChangedSources
2026-11-03aliasesEUVD
2026-11-02createdCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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