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CVE-2015-8241

Published: Dec 15, 2015Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-119
6.4MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
5.4%
Top 8.0%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

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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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:NC:PI:NA:P
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:PConfidentiality
Partial
I:NIntegrity
None
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

CWE-119

Affected Products

Red Hat Inc.
commercial·USaka redhat, red hat
Red Hat Enterprise LinuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
enterprise linux hpc nodeOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
hp
commercial·USaka hewlett packard, hpe
icewall federation agentOn-prem
Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
icewall file managerOn-premDesktop App
Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения
oss-projectaka fsf
UnixOS
Operating Systems / unix-bsd
libxml2LibraryLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
debian
oss-project·GBaka debian gnu/linux
debian linuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Canonical Ltd.
commercial·GBaka canonical
UbuntuOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
xmlsoft
oss-projectaka libxml2, libxslt
libxml2LibraryLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2550.html
rhn.redhat.com
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00031.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/17/5
openwall.com
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