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CVE-2015-8241

Published: Dec 15, 2015

Modified: Aug 6, 2024

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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.

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	affected `n/a`

References

vendor-advisory

x_refsource_REDHAT

openSUSE-SU-2016:0106

vendor-advisory

x_refsource_SUSE

[oss-security] 20151118 Buffer overflow in libxml2

mailing-list

x_refsource_MLIST

vendor-advisory

x_refsource_DEBIAN

vendor-advisory

x_refsource_REDHAT

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html

x_refsource_CONFIRM

vdb-entry

x_refsource_BID

vendor-advisory

x_refsource_UBUNTU

[oss-security] 20151118 Re: Buffer overflow in libxml2

mailing-list

x_refsource_MLIST

https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=ab2b9a93ff19cedde7befbf2fcc48c6e352b6cbe

x_refsource_CONFIRM

vdb-entry

x_refsource_SECTRACK

vendor-advisory

x_refsource_REDHAT

vendor-advisory

x_refsource_HP

https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04944172

x_refsource_CONFIRM

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2016-2867206.html

x_refsource_CONFIRM

openSUSE-SU-2015:2372

vendor-advisory

x_refsource_SUSE

https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=756263

x_refsource_CONFIRM

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1281936

x_refsource_CONFIRM

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