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Vulnerability details: VCID-6zrf-f1cm-aaah
Vulnerability ID VCID-6zrf-f1cm-aaah
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 7.0
Risk 3.5
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (3)
CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
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
System Score Found at
generic_textual HIGH http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00000.html
generic_textual MODERATE http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00001.html
generic_textual MODERATE http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00002.html
generic_textual MODERATE http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.html
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 HIGH http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=145382616617563&w=2
generic_textual Low http://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2015/CVE-2015-8242.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
cvssv3.1 6.3 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1089.html
generic_textual MODERATE http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1089.html
rhas Moderate https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:2549
rhas Moderate https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:2550
rhas Moderate https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1089
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generic_textual Low https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-8242
cvssv2 4.3 https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
generic_textual HIGH https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04944172
cvssv2 5.8 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8242
cvssv3.1 9.8 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-37
generic_textual CRITICAL https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-37
generic_textual HIGH https://support.apple.com/HT206166
generic_textual HIGH https://support.apple.com/HT206167
generic_textual HIGH https://support.apple.com/HT206168
generic_textual HIGH https://support.apple.com/HT206169
generic_textual Low https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2834-1
generic_textual Low http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/17/5
cvssv3.1 6.5 http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2016-2867206.html
generic_textual HIGH http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2016-2867206.html
generic_textual HIGH http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
generic_textual MODERATE http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2834-1
cvssv3.1 7.5 http://xmlsoft.org/news.html
generic_textual HIGH 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://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2015/CVE-2015-8242.html
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-2015-8242.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-8242
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=756372
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1281950
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-8242
https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=8fb4a770075628d6441fb17a1e435100e2f3b1a2
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04944172
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-37
https://support.apple.com/HT206166
https://support.apple.com/HT206167
https://support.apple.com/HT206168
https://support.apple.com/HT206169
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2834-1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/17/5
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/18/23
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2016-2867206.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77681
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034243
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2834-1
http://xmlsoft.org/news.html
805146 https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=805146
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: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-2015-8242 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8242
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/
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L Found at http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1089.html
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N 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:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8242
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: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-37
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Found at http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2016-2867206.html
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Found at http://xmlsoft.org/news.html
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.80074
EPSS Score 0.00698
Published At Dec. 17, 2024, midnight
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
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