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.
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DLA-355-1 | libxml2 security update |
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DSA-3430-1 | libxml2 security update |
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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. |
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USN-2834-1 | libxml2 vulnerabilities |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T08:13:32.133Z
Reserved: 2015-11-22T00:00:00
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


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