Out-of-Bounds Affecting libxml2 package, versions <0:2.9.1-6.el7_2.2
Snyk CVSS
Attack Complexity
Low
User Interaction
Required
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
0.89% (83rd
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS7-LIBXML2-2058222
- published 26 Jul 2021
- disclosed 19 Apr 2015
Introduced: 19 Apr 2015
CVE-2015-8710 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 htmlParseComment function in HTMLparser.c in libxml2 allows attackers to obtain sensitive information, cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds heap memory access and application crash), or possibly have unspecified other impact via an unclosed HTML comment.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79811
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=746048
- https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=e724879d964d774df9b7969fc846605aa1bac54c
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8710
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3430
- https://hackerone.com/reports/57125#activity-384861
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/19/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/13/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/31/7
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1089.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:2550