libxml2 2.9.2 does not properly stop parsing invalid input, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and libxml2 crash) via crafted XML data to the (1) xmlParseEntityDecl or (2) xmlParseConditionalSections function in parser.c, as demonstrated by non-terminated entities.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2015-7941 is rated Moderate Risk (49.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.07%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +2.63% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.
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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 | 0.43% | 3.07% | +2.63% |
| 2 | 2026-05-13 | 0.52% | 0.43% | -0.08% |
| 3 | 2026-05-12 | — | 0.52% | — |
Full EPSS history (21 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.3 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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8.6 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
debian
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not yet assigned | CVE-2015-7941 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (libxml2), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. | https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-7941 |
gentoo
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normal | CVE-2015-7941: 1 GLSA(s) (201701-37), 1 atom(s) (dev-libs/libxml2); latest impact normal. | https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2015-7941 |
redhat
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low | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-7941 |
suse
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low | CVE-2015-7941 severity low: SUSE including 370 source package names (amazon/suse-sles-15-sp1-chost-byos-v20210304-hvm-ssd-x86_64, amazon/suse-sles-15-sp1-chost-byos-v20220127-hvm-ssd-x86_64, …), 524 product×package rows across 72 product lines (HPE Helion OpenStack 8, SUSE Liberty Linux 7, … (72 product lines)): Known Affected 231, Fixed 220, Known Not Affected 73. | https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-7941/ |
ubuntu
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medium | CVE-2015-7941 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (libxml2), 5 status rows across 5 suites (precise, trusty, upstream, vivid, wily): released 4, not-affected 1. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-7941 |
: "context dependent" seems to point to MiTM attack due to: If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted document, an attacker could possibly cause libxml2 to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 15.04.
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | 12.04 | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | 14.04 | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | 15.04 | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| xmlsoft | libxml2 | 2.9.2 | cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |