Out-of-bounds Read Affecting libxml2 package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.42% (62nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL10-LIBXML2-9858766
  • published28 Apr 2025
  • disclosed29 Jun 2015

Introduced: 29 Jun 2015

CVE-2015-8317  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for RHEL:10 libxml2.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libxml2 package and not the libxml2 package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

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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CVSS Base Scores

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