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Advisory details: gitlab / nuget/libxml2/CVE-2015-8242
Advisory ID gitlab/nuget/libxml2/CVE-2015-8242
Aliases CVE-2015-8242
Summary Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer The xmlSAX2TextNode function in SAX2.c in the push interface in the HTML parser in libxml2 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (stack-based buffer over-read and application crash) or obtain sensitive information via crafted XML data.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 0.0
Risk
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Introduced and Fixed Package Commit Patches Package Commit Patches Details
Weaknesses (3)
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-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
System Score Found at
cvssv2 https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/advisories-community/-/blob/main/nuget/libxml2/CVE-2015-8242.yml
Reference id Reference type URL
CVE-2015-8242 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8242
No exploits are available.

No EPSS data available for this advisory.

Patch URL
There are no known patches.
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P Found at https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/advisories-community/-/blob/main/nuget/libxml2/CVE-2015-8242.yml
Exploitability (E) Access Vector (AV) Access Complexity (AC) Authentication (Au) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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