CVE-2015-8035

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    CVE-2015-8035

    Published: 18 Nov 2015Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: The xz_decomp function in xzlib.c in libxml2 2.9.1 does not properly detect compression errors, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (process hang) via crafted XML data.

    References: http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1089.html, http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3430, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2812-1, http://xmlsoft.org/news.html, https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-37, https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=757466, http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00000.html, http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00001.html, http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00002.html, http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.html, http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/177341.html, http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/177381.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00120.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00031.html, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/02/2, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/02/4, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/03/1, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77390, http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034243, https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05111017, https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05158380, https://support.apple.com/HT206166, https://support.apple.com/HT206167, https://support.apple.com/HT206168, https://support.apple.com/HT206169

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Scope
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    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
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    High
    Availability
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    High