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Vulnerability details: VCID-nmvj-q8r8-aaap
Vulnerability ID VCID-nmvj-q8r8-aaap
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 6.2
Risk 3.1
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (4)
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
CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read
System Score Found at
generic_textual Medium http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00000.html
generic_textual Medium http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00001.html
generic_textual Medium http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00002.html
generic_textual Medium http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00003.html
generic_textual Medium http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00005.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-2015-8317.html
generic_textual MODERATE http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2549.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-2015-1819
generic_textual Low https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-5312
generic_textual Medium https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-7497
generic_textual Medium https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-7498
generic_textual Low https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-7499
generic_textual Medium https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-7500
generic_textual Medium https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-7941
generic_textual Medium https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-7942
generic_textual Medium https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-8035
generic_textual Low https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-8241
generic_textual Low https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-8317
generic_textual Medium https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-8710
generic_textual Low http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q4/354
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 5.0 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8317
generic_textual Medium https://support.apple.com/HT206899
generic_textual Medium https://support.apple.com/HT206901
generic_textual Medium https://support.apple.com/HT206902
generic_textual Medium https://support.apple.com/HT206903
generic_textual Medium https://support.apple.com/HT206904
generic_textual Medium https://support.apple.com/HT206905
generic_textual Low https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2834-1
generic_textual MODERATE http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3430
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
Reference id Reference type URL
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00000.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00001.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00002.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00003.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00005.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-2015-8317.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2549.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1089.html
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2015-8317.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-8317
https://blog.fuzzing-project.org/28-Libxml2-Several-out-of-bounds-reads.html
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=751603
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=751631
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1281930
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
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q4/354
https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=709a952110e98621c9b78c4f26462a9d8333102e
https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=9aa37588ee78a06ca1379a9d9356eab16686099c
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04944172
https://support.apple.com/HT206899
https://support.apple.com/HT206901
https://support.apple.com/HT206902
https://support.apple.com/HT206903
https://support.apple.com/HT206904
https://support.apple.com/HT206905
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2834-1
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3430
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/21/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/22/3
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.securityfocus.com/bid/91826
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034243
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2834-1
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: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: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-2015-8317 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8317
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:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8317
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: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
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.6109
EPSS Score 0.00421
Published At May 25, 2025, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
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