#VU32290 Buffer overflow in Libxml2 - CVE-2015-8241 

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#VU32290 Buffer overflow in Libxml2 - CVE-2015-8241

Published: December 15, 2015 / Updated: July 28, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU32290
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-8241
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Libxml2
Software vendor:
Gnome Development Team

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to #BASIC_IMPACT#.

The xmlNextChar function in libxml2 2.9.2 does not properly check the state, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) or obtain sensitive information via crafted XML data.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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