CVE-2015-8241

CVSS V2 Medium 6.4 CVSS V3 None
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.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2015-8241
  • Assigner
  • cve@mitre.org
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Modified
  • Published Version
  • 2015-12-15T21:59:06
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2017-09-14T01:29:04
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-119 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/119.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:hp:icewall_federation_agent:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:hp:icewall_file_manager:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 2.9.2
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
  • Access Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Access Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact
  • NONE
  • Availability Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Base Score
  • 6.4
  • Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 10
  • Impact Score
  • 4.9
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2549.html Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=756263 Issue Tracking
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/18/23
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/17/5
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2834-1 Third Party Advisory
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
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2550.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3430 Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=145382616617563&w=2 Third Party Advisory
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04944172 Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2016-2867206.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77621
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1089.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00120.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00031.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034243
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8241
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-8241
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 08:37:23 Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-02 07:35:09 2015-12-15T21:59Z 2015-12-15T21:59:06 CVE Published Date updated
2022-12-02 07:35:09 2017-09-14T01:29:04 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-02 07:35:09 Modified Vulnerability Status updated