Heap-based buffer overflow in the xmlGROW function in parser.c in libxml2 before 2.9.3 allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive process memory information via unspecified vectors.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.02947.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
n/a n/a affected
Version Status Constraints
n/a affected —

Configuration 1 [-]

OR cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

OR cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 3 [-]

OR cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 4 [-]

OR cpe:2.3:a:hp:icewall_federation_agent:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:hp:icewall_file_manager:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 5 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 6 [-]

OR cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 7 [-]

OR cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Package CPE Advisory Released Date
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
libxml2-0:2.7.6-20.el6_7.1 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6 RHSA-2015:2549 2015-12-07T00:00:00Z
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
libxml2-0:2.9.1-6.el7_2.2 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7 RHSA-2015:2550 2015-12-07T00:00:00Z
Red Hat JBoss Web Server 3.0
libxml2 cpe:/a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_web_server:3.0 RHSA-2016:1089 2016-05-17T00:00:00Z

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-373-1 libxml2 security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3430-1 libxml2 security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-0458 Heap-based buffer overflow in the xmlGROW function in parser.c in libxml2 before 2.9.3 allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive process memory information via unspecified vectors.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-jxjr-5h69-qw3w Heap-based buffer overflow in nokogiri
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2834-1 libxml2 vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2875-1 libxml2 vulnerabilities
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References
Link Providers
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00000.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00001.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00002.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00120.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00031.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=145382616617563&w=2 cve-icon cve-icon
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2549.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2550.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1089.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3430 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79509 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034243 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2834-1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://xmlsoft.org/news.html cve-icon cve-icon
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1281925 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=28cd9cb747a94483f4aea7f0968d202c20bb4cfc cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=35bcb1d758ed70aa7b257c9c3b3ff55e54e3d0da cve-icon cve-icon
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04944172 cve-icon cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-7499 cve-icon
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-37 cve-icon cve-icon
https://support.apple.com/HT206166 cve-icon cve-icon
https://support.apple.com/HT206167 cve-icon cve-icon
https://support.apple.com/HT206168 cve-icon cve-icon
https://support.apple.com/HT206169 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-7499 cve-icon
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T07:51:27.969Z

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

Link: CVE-2015-7499

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2015-12-15T21:59:03.930

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

Link: CVE-2015-7499

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

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

Links: CVE-2015-7499 - Bugzilla

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