CVE-2015-8242
Published: 18 November 2015
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.
Priority
Status
Package | Release | Status |
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libxml2 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Released
(2.7.8.dfsg-5.1ubuntu4.13)
|
trusty |
Released
(2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.6)
|
|
upstream |
Released
(2.9.3)
|
|
vivid |
Released
(2.9.2+dfsg1-3ubuntu0.2)
|
|
wily |
Released
(2.9.2+zdfsg1-4ubuntu0.2)
|
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Patches: upstream: https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=8fb4a770075628d6441fb17a1e435100e2f3b1a2 |