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Status published
Medium
CVE-2015-8241
The xmlNextChar function in libxml2 2.9.2 does not properly check...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2550.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00031.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/17/5
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3430
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1089.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77621
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2834-1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/18/23
- https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=ab2b9a93ff19cedde7befbf2fcc48c6e352b6cbe
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034243
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2549.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=145382616617563&w=2
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04944172
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2016-2867206.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00120.html
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=756263
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1281936
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debian linux, enterprise linux desktop, enterprise linux hpc node, enterprise linux server, enterprise linux workstation, icewall federation agent, icewall file manager, ubuntu linux, libxml2
Vulnerable Versions:
7.0, 8.0, 6.0, 3.0, 12.04, 14.04, 15.04, 15.10, 0
Timeline
Official Publish:
December 15th, 2015
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.