VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2015-7498
Heap-based buffer overflow in the xmlParseXmlDecl function in parser.c in libxml2 before 2.9.3 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors related to extracting errors after an encoding conversion failure.
MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 7.15%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (7.15%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the xmlParseXmlDecl function in parser.c in libxml2 before 2.9.3 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors related to extracting errors after an encoding conversion failure.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 7.15% probability · 94th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- hp/icewall federation agent · hp/icewall file manager · canonical/ubuntu linux · debian/debian linux · redhat/enterprise linux desktop · redhat/enterprise linux hpc node · redhat/enterprise linux server · redhat/enterprise linux workstation · xmlsoft/libxml2
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- 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=2Third Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2549.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2550.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1089.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3430Third Party Advisory
- 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-2834-1Third Party Advisory
- http://xmlsoft.org/news.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1281879Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=afd27c21f6b36e22682b7da20d726bce2dcb2f43
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04944172Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-37
- 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=2Third Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2549.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2550.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1089.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3430Third Party Advisory
- 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-2834-1Third Party Advisory
- http://xmlsoft.org/news.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1281879Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=afd27c21f6b36e22682b7da20d726bce2dcb2f43
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.