CVE-2015-7497

libxml2 <2.9.3 - Buffer Overflow

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the xmlDictComputeFastQKey function in dict.c in libxml2 before 2.9.3 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors.

References (16)

Core 16
Core References
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2550.html
Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00031.html
Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1281862
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3430
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://xmlsoft.org/news.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79508
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1089.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2834-1
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034243
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2549.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_hp
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=145382616617563&w=2
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-37
Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00120.html

Scores

EPSS 0.0116
EPSS Percentile 78.8%

Details

CWE
CWE-119
Status published
Products (13)
canonical/ubuntu_linux 12.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux 14.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux 15.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux 15.10
debian/debian_linux 7.0
debian/debian_linux 8.0
hp/icewall_federation_agent 3.0
hp/icewall_file_manager 3.0
redhat/enterprise_linux_desktop 6.0
redhat/enterprise_linux_hpc_node 6.0
... and 3 more
Published Dec 15, 2015
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026