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CVE-2015-8317

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Date: December 15, 2015

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.

Language: C

Severity Score

5.3

Related Resources (37)

Url: http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00001.html

Url: http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3430

Url: https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=751631

Url: https://blog.fuzzing-project.org/28-Libxml2-Several-out-of-bounds-reads.html

Url: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8317

Url: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00031.html

Url: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77681

Url: https://support.apple.com/HT206899

Url: https://support.apple.com/HT206905

Url: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91826

Url: https://support.apple.com/HT206904

Url: https://support.apple.com/HT206903

Url: http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00003.html

Url: https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04944172

Url: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2834-1

Url: http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00000.html

Url: https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=709a952110e98621c9b78c4f26462a9d8333102e

Url: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8317

Url: https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=9aa37588ee78a06ca1379a9d9356eab16686099c

Url: http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2549.html

Url: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1281930

Url: https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=751603

Url: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/22/3

Url: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/21/1

Url: https://support.apple.com/HT206902

Url: https://support.apple.com/HT206901

Url: https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2015-8317

Url: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2016-2867206.html

Url: http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034243

Url: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html

Url: http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1089.html

Url: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8317

Url: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00120.html

Url: http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00002.html

Url: http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=145382616617563&w=2

Url: http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00005.html

Url: https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2015-8317

Severity Score

5.3

Weakness Type (CWE)

Buffer Errors

CWE-119

Top Fix

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CVSS v3.1

Base Score:	5.3
Attack Vector (AV):	NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC):	LOW
Privileges Required (PR):	NONE
User Interaction (UI):	NONE
Scope (S):	UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C):	LOW
Integrity (I):	NONE
Availability (A):	NONE

CVSS v2

Base Score:	5.0
Access Vector (AV):	NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC):	LOW
Authentication (AU):	NONE
Confidentiality (C):	PARTIAL
Integrity (I):	NONE
Availability (A):	NONE
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CVE-2015-8317

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Date: December 15, 2015

Language: C

Severity Score

Related Resources (37)

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Weakness Type (CWE)

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CVSS v3.1

CVSS v2

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