XMLTooling-C before 1.5.5, as used in OpenSAML-C and Shibboleth Service Provider (SP)…
Priority LOW 28CWE-189Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-189 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
XMLTooling-C before 1.5.5, as used in OpenSAML-C and Shibboleth Service Provider (SP), does not properly handle integer conversion exceptions, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via schema-invalid XML data.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02444 84th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:xmltooling_project:xmltooling:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 1.5.4 | Vulnerable | Xmltooling Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:xmltooling_project:xmltooling:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.5.4 Vulnerable ·Xmltooling Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat BPM Suite 6 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat JBoss BRMS 6 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat JBoss Data Grid 6 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization 6 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat JBoss Fuse Service Works 6 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat JBoss Operations Network 3 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat JBoss Portal 6 | Affected | No fix yet |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-0851
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2px9-x675-rqf5
References
More Xmltooling Project Xmltooling vulnerabilities
- TI-2019-07043 The XMLTooling library all versions prior to V3.0.4, provided with the OpenSAML and… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2015-0851 · CVE Program
- CVE-2015-0851 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2px9-x675-rqf5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2015-0851 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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