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CVE details

CVE-2015-8241

The xmlNextChar function in libxml2 2.9.2 does not properly check the state, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) or obtain sensitive information via crafted XML data.

Score
6.4 medium
Published
2015-12-15
Links
NVD · cve.org

Affected ports (1)

PortPackageVersionStatusMaintainer
textproc/linux-c7-libxml2linux-c7-libxml22.9.1_4unaddressedemulation@FreeBSD.org

VuXML

Template for a VuXML entry

Range taken from the CVE record, check it before committing. make newentry in security/vuxml creates the vid.

  <vuln vid="FIXME (make newentry)">
    <topic>FIXME -- FIXME</topic>
    <affects>
      <package>
	<name>linux-c7-libxml2</name>
	<range><lt>FIXME</lt></range>
      </package>
    </affects>
    <description>
      <body xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
	<p>The xmlNextChar function in libxml2 2.9.2 does not properly check the
	state, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of
	service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) or obtain
	sensitive information via crafted XML data.</p>
      </body>
    </description>
    <references>
      <cvename>CVE-2015-8241</cvename>
      <url>https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8241</url>
    </references>
    <dates>
      <discovery>2015-12-15</discovery>
      <entry>2026-10-25</entry>
    </dates>
  </vuln>