Description
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.
Published: 2015-12-15
Score: 5.0 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-355-1 libxml2 security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3430-1 libxml2 security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2015-8201 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2834-1 libxml2 vulnerabilities
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http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00000.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00001.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00002.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00003.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00005.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-2016-1089.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3430 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/21/1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/22/3 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2016-2867206.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77681 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91826 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
https://blog.fuzzing-project.org/28-Libxml2-Several-out-of-bounds-reads.html cve-icon cve-icon
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=751603 cve-icon cve-icon
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=751631 cve-icon cve-icon
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1281930 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=709a952110e98621c9b78c4f26462a9d8333102e cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=9aa37588ee78a06ca1379a9d9356eab16686099c 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-2015-8317 cve-icon
https://support.apple.com/HT206899 cve-icon cve-icon
https://support.apple.com/HT206901 cve-icon cve-icon
https://support.apple.com/HT206902 cve-icon cve-icon
https://support.apple.com/HT206903 cve-icon cve-icon
https://support.apple.com/HT206904 cve-icon cve-icon
https://support.apple.com/HT206905 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8317 cve-icon
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T08:13:32.133Z

Reserved: 2015-11-22T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-8317

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Status : Deferred

Published: 2015-12-15T21:59:09.560

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

Link: CVE-2015-8317

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2015-06-29T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2015-8317 - Bugzilla

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