CVE-2015-8710
critical
CVSS v3
9.8
CVSS v2
7.5
VIR risk
9.8
Description
The htmlParseComment function in HTMLparser.c in libxml2 allows attackers to obtain sensitive information, cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds heap memory access and application crash), or possibly have unspecified other impact via an unclosed HTML comment.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
97%
Patch ETA
—
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8710
Vendor advisory: security@debian.org — http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/19/4
Vendor advisory: suse — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8710.html
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 2.9.2+really2.9.1+dfsg1-0.1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 2.9.2+really2.9.1+dfsg1-0.1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 2.9.2+really2.9.1+dfsg1-0.1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 2.9.2+really2.9.1+dfsg1-0.1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 2.9.2+really2.9.1+dfsg1-0.1 |
| debian | 7.0 | affected | |
| debian | 8.0 | affected | |
| debian | 9.0 | affected | |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| xmlsoft | libxml2 | {"endExcluding":"2.9.3"} | 2.9.3 |
References
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8710.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/2015/04/19/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/13/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/31/7
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79811
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=746048
- https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=e724879d964d774df9b7969fc846605aa1bac54c
- https://hackerone.com/reports/57125#activity-384861
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8710
CWEs
CWE-119
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.