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CVE-2015-8869
June 13, 2016
OCaml before 4.03.0 does not properly handle sign extensions, which allows remote attackers to conduct buffer overflow attacks or obtain sensitive information as demonstrated by a long string to the String.copy function.
Related Resources (16)
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0565.html
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2015-8869
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1296
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/184507.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-09/msg00037.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0564.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/29/6
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/29/1
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2576.html
https://github.com/ocaml/ocaml/commit/659615c7b100a89eafe6253e7a5b9d84d0e8df74#diff-a97df53e3ebc59bb457191b496c90762
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8869
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00081.html
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-15
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/89318
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8869
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
8.8
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
HIGH
Vulnerable System Integrity
NONE
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
9.1
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
CVSS v2
Base Score:
6.4
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Weakness Type (CWE)
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
CWE-119
Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
CWE-200
EPSS
Base Score:
3.77