CVE-2015-8242

CVSS V2 Medium 5.8 CVSS V3 None
Description
The xmlSAX2TextNode function in SAX2.c in the push interface in the HTML parser in libxml2 before 2.9.3 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (stack-based buffer over-read and application crash) or obtain sensitive information via crafted XML data.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2015-8242
  • Assigner
  • cve@mitre.org
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Modified
  • Published Version
  • 2015-12-15T21:59:07
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2019-03-08T16:06:36
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:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 2.9.2
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:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 9.2.1
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 10.11.3
cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 9.1
cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 2.1
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: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
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
  • Access Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Access Compatibility
  • MEDIUM
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact
  • NONE
  • Availability Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Base Score
  • 5.8
  • Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 8.6
  • 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=756372 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
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1281950 Issue Tracking
https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=8fb4a770075628d6441fb17a1e435100e2f3b1a2
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2550.html Third Party Advisory
http://xmlsoft.org/news.html Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT206166 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT206169 Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00000.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT206168 Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00001.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00002.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT206167 Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.html Mailing List 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/77681
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1089.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00031.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00120.html
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-37
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034243
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8242
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-8242
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 07:55:03 Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-02 07:35:12 2015-12-15T21:59Z 2015-12-15T21:59:07 CVE Published Date updated
2022-12-02 07:35:12 2019-03-08T16:06:36 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-02 07:35:12 Modified Vulnerability Status updated