Out-of-bounds Read Affecting libxml2 package, versions <0:2.9.1-6.el7_2.2
Snyk CVSS
Attack Complexity
Low
User Interaction
Required
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
0.96% (84th
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS7-LIBXML2-2056701
- published 26 Jul 2021
- disclosed 29 Jun 2015
Introduced: 29 Jun 2015
CVE-2015-8317 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Centos:7
libxml2
to version 0:2.9.1-6.el7_2.2 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libxml2
package and not the libxml2
package as distributed by Centos
.
See How to fix?
for Centos:7
relevant fixed versions and status.
The xmlParseXMLDecl function in parser.c in libxml2 before 2.9.3 allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information via an (1) unterminated encoding value or (2) incomplete XML declaration in XML data, which triggers an out-of-bounds heap read.
References
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- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00001.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00002.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00003.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00005.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77681
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91826
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=751603
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=751631
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1281930
- https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=709a952110e98621c9b78c4f26462a9d8333102e
- https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=9aa37588ee78a06ca1379a9d9356eab16686099c
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- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3430
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=145382616617563&w=2
- https://blog.fuzzing-project.org/28-Libxml2-Several-out-of-bounds-reads.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/21/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/22/3
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2549.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1089.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:2550
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034243
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00120.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00031.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2834-1