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CVE-2015-8869

Published: Jun 13, 2016Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-119
9.1CRITICAL
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
5.3%
Top 8.2%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
No Fix Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

OCaml before 4.03.0 does not properly handle sign extensions, which allows remote attackers to conduct buffer overflow attacks or obtain sensitive information as demonstrated by a long string to the String.copy function.

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:NA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:NIntegrity
None
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-119CWE-200

Affected Products

fedoraproject
oss-project·USaka fedora project
fedoraOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
opensuse
oss-project·DE
opensuseOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
ocaml
oss-project·FRaka opam, postgresql-ocaml
ocamlLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
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Exploitability

No known exploits, KEV entries, or remediation guidance available for this vulnerability yet.
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Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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MITRE ATT&CK

3 techniques
Collection
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1296
access.redhat.com
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2576.html
rhn.redhat.com
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html
oracle.com
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