Heap-based buffer overflow in the xmlParseXmlDecl function in parser.c in libxml2 before 2.9.3 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors related to extracting errors after an encoding conversion failure.

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Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-373-1 libxml2 security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3430-1 libxml2 security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2015-7422 Heap-based buffer overflow in the xmlParseXmlDecl function in parser.c in libxml2 before 2.9.3 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors related to extracting errors after an encoding conversion failure.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2834-1 libxml2 vulnerabilities
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T07:51:28.127Z

Reserved: 2015-09-29T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2015-7498

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2015-12-15T21:59:02.960

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2015-7498

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2015-12-01T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2015-7498 - Bugzilla

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