CVEvulnerability
CVE-2015-8317
5.0 MEDIUM
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2015-12-15
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 5.0 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-119
Description
The xmlParseXMLDecl function in parser.c in libxml2 before 2.9.3 allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information via an (1) unterminated encoding value or (2) incomplete XML declaration in XML data, which triggers an out-of-bounds heap read.
Affected configurations
• debian debian linux 7.0
• debian debian linux 8.0
• 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)
• 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
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer weakness
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00000.html lists.apple.com
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00001.html lists.apple.com
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00002.html lists.apple.com
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00003.html lists.apple.com
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00005.html lists.apple.com
- 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-2016-1089.html rhn.redhat.com
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3430 Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/21/1 www.openwall.com
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/22/3 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/77681 www.securityfocus.com
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91826 www.securityfocus.com
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034243 www.securitytracker.com
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2834-1 Third Party Advisory
- https://blog.fuzzing-project.org/28-Libxml2-Several-out-of-bounds-reads.html blog.fuzzing-project.org
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=751603 Issue Tracking
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=751631 Exploit, Issue Tracking
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1281930 Exploit, Issue Tracking
- https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=709a952110e98621c9b78c4f26462a9d8333102e git.gnome.org
- https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=9aa37588ee78a06ca1379a9d9356eab16686099c git.gnome.org
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04944172 Third Party Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT206899 support.apple.com
- https://support.apple.com/HT206901 support.apple.com
- https://support.apple.com/HT206902 support.apple.com
- https://support.apple.com/HT206903 support.apple.com
- https://support.apple.com/HT206904 support.apple.com
- https://support.apple.com/HT206905 support.apple.com
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00000.html lists.apple.com
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00001.html lists.apple.com
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00002.html lists.apple.com
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00003.html lists.apple.com
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00005.html lists.apple.com
- 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-2016-1089.html rhn.redhat.com
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3430 Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/21/1 www.openwall.com
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/22/3 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/77681 www.securityfocus.com
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91826 www.securityfocus.com
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034243 www.securitytracker.com
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2834-1 Third Party Advisory
- https://blog.fuzzing-project.org/28-Libxml2-Several-out-of-bounds-reads.html blog.fuzzing-project.org
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=751603 Issue Tracking
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=751631 Exploit, Issue Tracking
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1281930 Exploit, Issue Tracking
- https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=709a952110e98621c9b78c4f26462a9d8333102e git.gnome.org
- https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=9aa37588ee78a06ca1379a9d9356eab16686099c git.gnome.org
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04944172 Third Party Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT206899 support.apple.com
- https://support.apple.com/HT206901 support.apple.com
- https://support.apple.com/HT206902 support.apple.com
- https://support.apple.com/HT206903 support.apple.com
- https://support.apple.com/HT206904 support.apple.com
- https://support.apple.com/HT206905 support.apple.com