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Advisory details: gitlab / nuget/libxml2/CVE-2015-8317
Advisory ID gitlab/nuget/libxml2/CVE-2015-8317
Aliases CVE-2015-8317
Summary Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer The xmlParseXMLDecl function in parser.c in libxml2 allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information via an (1) unterminated encoding value or (2) incomplete XML declaration in XML data, which triggers an out-of-bounds heap read.
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-2015-8317.yml
Reference id Reference type URL
CVE-2015-8317 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8317
No exploits are available.

No EPSS data available for this advisory.

Patch URL
There are no known patches.
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Found at https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/advisories-community/-/blob/main/nuget/libxml2/CVE-2015-8317.yml
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