CVEvulnerability
CVE-2015-8241
6.4 MEDIUM
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2015-12-15
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 6.4 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
- Weaknesses
- CWE-119
Description
The xmlNextChar function in libxml2 2.9.2 does not properly check the state, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) or obtain sensitive information via crafted XML data.
Affected configurations
• debian debian linux 7.0
• debian debian linux 8.0
• redhat enterprise linux desktop 6.0
• redhat enterprise linux hpc node 6.0
• redhat enterprise linux server 6.0
• redhat enterprise linux workstation 6.0
• hp icewall federation agent 3.0
• hp icewall file manager 3.0
• canonical ubuntu linux 12.04
• canonical ubuntu linux 14.04
• canonical ubuntu linux 15.04
• canonical ubuntu linux 15.10
• xmlsoft libxml2 (<= 2.9.2)
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer weakness
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00120.html lists.opensuse.org
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00031.html lists.opensuse.org
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=145382616617563&w=2 Third Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2549.html Third Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2550.html Third Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1089.html rhn.redhat.com
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3430 Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/17/5 www.openwall.com
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/18/23 www.openwall.com
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2016-2867206.html www.oracle.com
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html www.oracle.com
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77621 www.securityfocus.com
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034243 www.securitytracker.com
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2834-1 Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=756263 Issue Tracking
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1281936 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=ab2b9a93ff19cedde7befbf2fcc48c6e352b6cbe git.gnome.org
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04944172 Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00120.html lists.opensuse.org
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00031.html lists.opensuse.org
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=145382616617563&w=2 Third Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2549.html Third Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2550.html Third Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1089.html rhn.redhat.com
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3430 Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/17/5 www.openwall.com
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/18/23 www.openwall.com
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2016-2867206.html www.oracle.com
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html www.oracle.com
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77621 www.securityfocus.com
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034243 www.securitytracker.com
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2834-1 Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=756263 Issue Tracking
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1281936 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=ab2b9a93ff19cedde7befbf2fcc48c6e352b6cbe git.gnome.org
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04944172 Third Party Advisory