CVE-2015-8242
MEDIUM severity · CVSS 5.8 · Memory corruption
5.8CVSS MEDIUM
Summary
The xmlSAX2TextNode function in SAX2.c in the push interface in the HTML parser in libxml2 before 2.9.3 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.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorNetwork
Attack complexity—
Privileges required—
User interaction—
Confidentiality impact—
Integrity impactNone
Availability impact—
Exploit probability (EPSS)4%
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix in your normal patch cycle. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Additional information
- NVD record
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00000.htmlAdvisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00001.htmlAdvisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00002.htmlAdvisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.htmlAdvisory
- 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=2Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2549.htmlAdvisory