Vulnerability Details : CVE-2015-8978
In Soap Lite (aka the SOAP::Lite extension for Perl) 1.14 and earlier, an example attack consists of defining 10 or more XML entities, each defined as consisting of 10 of the previous entity, with the document consisting of a single instance of the largest entity, which expands to one billion copies of the first entity. The amount of computer memory used for handling an external SOAP call would likely exceed that available to the process parsing the XML.
Products affected by CVE-2015-8978
- cpe:2.3:a:soap\:\:lite_project:soap\:\:lite:*:*:*:*:*:perl:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-8978
0.11%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 44 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2015-8978
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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5.0
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
10.0
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2.9
|
NIST | |
|
7.5
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HIGH | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
3.9
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3.6
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2015-8978
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Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2015-8978
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http://cpansearch.perl.org/src/PHRED/SOAP-Lite-1.20/Changes
Vendor Advisory
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94487
Perl Soap Lite Extension CVE-2015-8978 Denial of Service Vulnerability
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