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Vulnerability details: VCID-uem6-z7mb-aaae
Vulnerability ID VCID-uem6-z7mb-aaae
Aliases CVE-2015-7498
Summary Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer Heap-based buffer overflow in the xmlParseXmlDecl function in parser.c in libxml2 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors related to extracting errors after an encoding conversion failure.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 7.0
Risk 3.5
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-122 Heap-based Buffer Overflow
System Score Found at
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 Medium http://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2015/CVE-2015-7498.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-2015-1819
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 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-2015-7498
cvssv3.1 9.8 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-37
generic_textual CRITICAL https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-37
generic_textual Low https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2834-1
generic_textual MODERATE http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3430
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.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-2015-7498.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-2015-7498.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-7498
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1281879
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://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=afd27c21f6b36e22682b7da20d726bce2dcb2f43
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04944172
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-37
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2834-1
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3430
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79548
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034243
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2834-1
http://xmlsoft.org/news.html
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-2015-7498 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-7498
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:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-7498
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: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 0.87127
EPSS Score 0.01625
Published At Dec. 17, 2024, midnight
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
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