CVE-2015-8317
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CVE Details
| Release Date: | 2015-06-29 | |
| Impact: | Low | What is this? |
Description
The xmlParseXMLDecl function in parser.c in libxml2 before 2.9.3allows 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.
See more information about CVE-2015-8317 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD
NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score: | 4.3 |
| Vector String: | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| Version: | 2.0 |
| Attack Vector: | Network |
| Attack Complexity: | Medium |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Partial |
| Integrity Impact: | None |
| Availability Impact: | None |
Errata information
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
| Oracle Linux version 6 (libxml2) | ELSA-2015-2549 | 2015-12-07 |
| Oracle Linux version 7 (libxml2) | ELSA-2015-2550 | 2015-12-07 |
| Oracle VM version 3.3 (libxml2) | OVMSA-2015-0152 | 2015-12-07 |
| Oracle VM version 3.4 (libxml2) | OVMSA-2015-0152 | 2015-12-07 |
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