Out-of-Bounds Affecting libxml2 package, versions <2.7.8.dfsg-5.1ubuntu4.13


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.18% (85th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1204-LIBXML2-429449
  • published15 Dec 2015
  • disclosed15 Dec 2015

Introduced: 15 Dec 2015

CVE-2015-8241  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:12.04 libxml2 to version 2.7.8.dfsg-5.1ubuntu4.13 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libxml2 package and not the libxml2 package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:12.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

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