CVE-2015-7497
libxml2: Heap-based buffer overflow in xmlDictComputeFastQKey
Severity Score
5.0
*CVSS v2
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
0
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
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*SSVC
Descriptions
Heap-based buffer overflow in the xmlDictComputeFastQKey function in dict.c in libxml2 before 2.9.3 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors.
Desbordamiento de buffer basado en memoria dinámica en la función xmlDictComputeFastQKey en dict.c en libxml2 en versiones anteriores a 2.9.3 permite a atacantes dependientes del contexto causar una denegación de servicio a través de vectores no especificados.
A denial of service flaw was found in libxml2. A remote attacker could provide a specially crafted XML or HTML file that, when processed by an application using libxml2, would cause that application to crash.
*Credits:
N/A
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Attack Vector
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* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:-
Exploitation
Automatable
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Timeline
- 2015-09-29 CVE Reserved
- 2015-12-07 CVE Published
- 2024-01-14 EPSS Updated
- 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
- CWE-122: Heap-based Buffer Overflow
CAPEC
References (17)
| URL | Tag | Source |
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| http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html | X_refsource_confirm |
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| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79508 | Vdb Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034243 | Vdb Entry | |
| https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=6360a31a84efe69d155ed96306b9a931a40beab9 | X_refsource_confirm | |
| https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04944172 | Third Party Advisory |
| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00120.html | 2023-02-12 | |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00031.html | 2023-02-12 | |
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=145382616617563&w=2 | 2023-02-12 | |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2549.html | 2023-02-12 | |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2550.html | 2023-02-12 | |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1089.html | 2023-02-12 | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3430 | 2023-02-12 | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2834-1 | 2023-02-12 | |
| http://xmlsoft.org/news.html | 2023-02-12 | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1281862 | 2016-05-17 | |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-37 | 2023-02-12 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-7497 | 2016-05-17 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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| Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 7.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "7.0" | - |
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| Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 8.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "8.0" | - |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 12.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "12.04" | lts |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 14.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "14.04" | lts |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 15.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "15.04" | - |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 15.10 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "15.10" | - |
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| Xmlsoft Search vendor "Xmlsoft" | Libxml2 Search vendor "Xmlsoft" for product "Libxml2" | <= 2.9.2 Search vendor "Xmlsoft" for product "Libxml2" and version " <= 2.9.2" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Desktop Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Desktop" | 6.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Desktop" and version "6.0" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Hpc Node Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Hpc Node" | 6.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Hpc Node" and version "6.0" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Server Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server" | 6.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server" and version "6.0" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Workstation Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Workstation" | 6.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Workstation" and version "6.0" | - |
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| Hp Search vendor "Hp" | Icewall Federation Agent Search vendor "Hp" for product "Icewall Federation Agent" | 3.0 Search vendor "Hp" for product "Icewall Federation Agent" and version "3.0" | - |
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| Hp Search vendor "Hp" | Icewall File Manager Search vendor "Hp" for product "Icewall File Manager" | 3.0 Search vendor "Hp" for product "Icewall File Manager" and version "3.0" | - |
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