SB2015111803 - Resource management error in Libxml2 

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SB2015111803 - Resource management error in Libxml2

Published: November 18, 2015 Updated: July 28, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2015111803
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-8035)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.

The xz_decomp function in xzlib.c in libxml2 2.9.1 does not properly detect compression errors, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (process hang) via crafted XML data.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References