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
1.14% (85th
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS7-LIBXML2-2058226
- published 26 Jul 2021
- disclosed 8 Oct 2015
Introduced: 8 Oct 2015
CVE-2015-8241 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 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://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77621
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=756263
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1281936
- https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=ab2b9a93ff19cedde7befbf2fcc48c6e352b6cbe
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04944172
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2016-2867206.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8241
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3430
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=145382616617563&w=2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/17/5
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/18/23
- 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
- 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