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Vulnerability details: VCID-2b1g-gp84-87e8
Vulnerability ID VCID-2b1g-gp84-87e8
Aliases CVE-2015-7499
GHSA-jxjr-5h69-qw3w
Summary Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer Heap-based buffer overflow in the xmlGROW function in parser.c in libxml2 allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive process memory information via unspecified vectors.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 6.2
Risk 3.1
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (4)
CWE-1035 OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
CWE-937 OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-122 Heap-based Buffer Overflow
System Score Found at
generic_textual MODERATE http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00120.html
generic_textual MODERATE http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00031.html
generic_textual MODERATE http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2549.html
generic_textual MODERATE http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2550.html
epss 0.01577 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-7499
epss 0.01577 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-7499
epss 0.01577 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-7499
epss 0.01577 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-7499
epss 0.01577 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-7499
epss 0.01577 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-7499
epss 0.01577 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-7499
epss 0.01577 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-7499
epss 0.01577 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-7499
epss 0.01577 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-7499
epss 0.01577 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-7499
epss 0.01577 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-7499
generic_textual MODERATE https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1281925
generic_textual MODERATE https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=28cd9cb747a94483f4aea7f0968d202c20bb4cfc
generic_textual MODERATE https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=35bcb1d758ed70aa7b257c9c3b3ff55e54e3d0da
cvssv3.1_qr MODERATE https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-jxjr-5h69-qw3w
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-jxjr-5h69-qw3w
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/nokogiri/CVE-2015-7499.yml
generic_textual MODERATE https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/ruby-security-ann/Dy7YiKb_pMM
cvssv2 5.0 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-7499
generic_textual MODERATE https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-7499
generic_textual MODERATE https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-37
generic_textual MODERATE https://web.archive.org/web/20210724022841/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79509
generic_textual MODERATE https://web.archive.org/web/20211205133229/https://securitytracker.com/id/1034243
generic_textual MODERATE http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3430
generic_textual MODERATE http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2834-1
generic_textual MODERATE http://xmlsoft.org/news.html
Reference id Reference type URL
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00000.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00001.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00002.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00120.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00031.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=145382616617563&w=2
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2549.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2550.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1089.html
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2015-7499.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-7499
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1281925
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-1819
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-5312
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-7497
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-7498
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-7499
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-7500
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-7941
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-7942
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-8035
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-8241
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-8317
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-8710
https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=28cd9cb747a94483f4aea7f0968d202c20bb4cfc
https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=35bcb1d758ed70aa7b257c9c3b3ff55e54e3d0da
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-jxjr-5h69-qw3w
https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/nokogiri/CVE-2015-7499.yml
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/ruby-security-ann/Dy7YiKb_pMM
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04944172
https://support.apple.com/HT206166
https://support.apple.com/HT206167
https://support.apple.com/HT206168
https://support.apple.com/HT206169
https://web.archive.org/web/20210724022841/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79509
https://web.archive.org/web/20211205133229/https://securitytracker.com/id/1034243
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3430
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79509
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034243
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2834-1
http://xmlsoft.org/news.html
cpe:2.3:a:hp:icewall_federation_agent:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:hp:icewall_federation_agent:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:hp:icewall_file_manager:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:hp:icewall_file_manager:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVE-2015-7499 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-7499
GLSA-201701-37 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-37
RHSA-2015:2549 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:2549
RHSA-2015:2550 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:2550
RHSA-2016:1089 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1089
USN-2834-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/2834-1/
USN-2875-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/2875-1/
No exploits are available.
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-7499
Exploitability (E) Access Vector (AV) Access Complexity (AC) Authentication (Au) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

high

functional

unproven

proof_of_concept

not_defined

local

adjacent_network

network

high

medium

low

multiple

single

none

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.81487
EPSS Score 0.01577
Published At April 1, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-04-01T12:46:59.888887+00:00 GitLab Importer Import https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/advisories-community/-/blob/main/nuget/libxml2/CVE-2015-7499.yml 38.0.0