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CVE-2015-8242
Published: Dec 15, 2015
Modified: Aug 6, 2024
PUBLISHED
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
RHSA-2015:2550
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
APPLE-SA-2016-03-21-5
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_APPLE
openSUSE-SU-2016:0106
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
[oss-security] 20151118 Buffer overflow in libxml2
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
https://support.apple.com/HT206167
x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://support.apple.com/HT206168
x_refsource_CONFIRM
APPLE-SA-2016-03-21-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_APPLE
http://xmlsoft.org/news.html
x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1281950
x_refsource_CONFIRM
RHSA-2016:1089
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
APPLE-SA-2016-03-21-2
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_APPLE
USN-2834-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
[oss-security] 20151118 Re: Buffer overflow in libxml2
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
1034243
vdb-entry
x_refsource_SECTRACK
RHSA-2015:2549
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=756372
x_refsource_CONFIRM
HPSBGN03537
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_HP
77681
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
GLSA-201701-37
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_GENTOO
openSUSE-SU-2015:2372
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
APPLE-SA-2016-03-21-3
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_APPLE
https://support.apple.com/HT206169
x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://support.apple.com/HT206166
x_refsource_CONFIRM
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