CVE-2015-8241

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    CVE-2015-8241

    Published: 15 Dec 2015Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=145382616617563&w=2, http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2549.html, http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2550.html, http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1089.html, http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3430, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2834-1, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1281936, https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04944172, https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=756263, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1281936, 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/2015/11/17/5, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/18/23, http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2016-2867206.html, http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77621, http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034243, https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=ab2b9a93ff19cedde7befbf2fcc48c6e352b6cbe

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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