CVE-2015-8241
medium
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
6.4
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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 2.9.3+dfsg1-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 2.9.3+dfsg1-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 2.9.3+dfsg1-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 2.9.3+dfsg1-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 2.9.3+dfsg1-1 |
| ubuntu | 12.04 | affected | |
| ubuntu | 14.04 | affected | |
| ubuntu | 15.04 | affected | |
| ubuntu | 15.10 | affected | |
| rhel | 6.0 | affected | |
| debian | 7.0 | affected | |
| debian | 8.0 | affected | |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| hp | icewall_federation_agent | 3.0 | |
| hp | icewall_file_manager | 3.0 | |
| xmlsoft | libxml2 | {"endIncluding":"2.9.2"} | |
References
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8241.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00120.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00031.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=145382616617563&w=2
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2549.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2550.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1089.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3430
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/17/5
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/18/23
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2016-2867206.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77621
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034243
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2834-1
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=756263
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1281936
- https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=ab2b9a93ff19cedde7befbf2fcc48c6e352b6cbe
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04944172
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8241
CWEs
CWE-119
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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