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Vulnerability details: VCID-3s4n-twju-b3dw
Vulnerability ID VCID-3s4n-twju-b3dw
Aliases CVE-2015-8035
Summary Uncontrolled Resource Consumption The xz_decomp function in xzlib.c in libxml2 does not properly detect compression errors, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (process hang) via crafted XML data.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 2.3
Risk 1.1
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (4)
CWE-1035 OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-937 OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-252 Unchecked Return Value
CWE-399 Resource Management Errors
System Score Found at
epss 0.01051 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-8035
epss 0.0108 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-8035
epss 0.0108 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-8035
epss 0.0108 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-8035
epss 0.01104 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-8035
epss 0.01104 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-8035
epss 0.01104 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-8035
epss 0.01104 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-8035
epss 0.01104 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-8035
epss 0.01104 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-8035
epss 0.01104 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-8035
epss 0.01104 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-8035
epss 0.01104 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-8035
epss 0.01104 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-8035
cvssv2 4.3 https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
cvssv2 2.6 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8035
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.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/177341.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/177381.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00120.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00031.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1089.html
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2015-8035.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-8035
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=757466
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://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05111017
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05158380
https://support.apple.com/HT206166
https://support.apple.com/HT206167
https://support.apple.com/HT206168
https://support.apple.com/HT206169
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3430
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/02/2
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/02/4
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/03/1
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77390
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034243
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2812-1
http://xmlsoft.org/news.html
1277146 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1277146
803942 https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=803942
cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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: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: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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVE-2015-8035 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8035
GLSA-201701-37 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-37
RHSA-2016:1089 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1089
RHSA-2020:1190 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:1190
USN-2812-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/2812-1/
No exploits are available.
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Found at https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
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
Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8035
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 0.7764
EPSS Score 0.01051
Published At April 29, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-04-01T12:46:59.250559+00:00 GitLab Importer Import https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/advisories-community/-/blob/main/nuget/libxml2/CVE-2015-8035.yml 38.0.0