CVE-2015-3192

Pivotal Spring Framework before 3.2.14 and 4.x before 4.1.7 do not properly process inline DTD declarations when DTD is not entirely disabled, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and out-of-memory errors) via a crafted XML file.

Published: 2016-07-12 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2015-3192 is rated Moderate Risk (58/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 5.32%, 92th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +3.94% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-3192

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 1.38% 5.32% +3.94%
2 2026-03-22 0.93% 1.38% +0.45%
3 2026-03-13 — 0.93% —

Full EPSS history (22 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2015-3192

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.5 3.0 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 1.8 3.6 [email protected]
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2015-3192

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2015-3192

GHSA-6v7w-535j-rq5m · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: maven — Pivotal Spring Framework DoS Attack with XML Input

OS Trackers for CVE-2015-3192

vendor priority summary link
debian low CVE-2015-3192 low priority: Debian including 1 source packages (libspring-java), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-3192
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-3192
ubuntu low CVE-2015-3192 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (libspring-java), 18 status rows across 18 suites (artful, bionic, cosmic, disco, eoan, focal, groovy, hirsute, impish, jammy, precise, trusty, upstream, vivid, wily, xenial, yakkety, zesty): not-affected 9, ignored 6, released 3. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-3192

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2015-3192

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
pivotal_software spring_framework 3.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:spring_framework:3.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware spring_framework 3.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware spring_framework 3.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:3.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware spring_framework 3.2.3 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:3.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware spring_framework 3.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:3.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware spring_framework 3.2.5 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:3.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware spring_framework 3.2.6 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:3.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware spring_framework 3.2.7 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:3.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware spring_framework 3.2.8 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:3.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware spring_framework 3.2.9 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:3.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware spring_framework 3.2.10 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:3.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware spring_framework 3.2.11 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:3.2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware spring_framework 3.2.12 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:3.2.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware spring_framework 3.2.13 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:3.2.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject fedora 21 cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject fedora 22 cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pivotal_software spring_framework 4.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:spring_framework:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware spring_framework 4.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware spring_framework 4.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware spring_framework 4.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:4.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware spring_framework 4.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:4.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware spring_framework 4.1.5 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:4.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware spring_framework 4.1.6 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:4.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2015-3192

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