ghsa-f254-qfhg-6649
Vulnerability from github
Published
2022-05-14 01:23
Modified
2022-05-14 01:23
Details

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.

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{
   affected: [],
   aliases: [
      "CVE-2015-8242",
   ],
   database_specific: {
      cwe_ids: [
         "CWE-119",
      ],
      github_reviewed: false,
      github_reviewed_at: null,
      nvd_published_at: "2015-12-15T21:59:00Z",
      severity: "MODERATE",
   },
   details: "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.",
   id: "GHSA-f254-qfhg-6649",
   modified: "2022-05-14T01:23:19Z",
   published: "2022-05-14T01:23:19Z",
   references: [
      {
         type: "ADVISORY",
         url: "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8242",
      },
      {
         type: "WEB",
         url: "https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=756372",
      },
      {
         type: "WEB",
         url: "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1281950",
      },
      {
         type: "WEB",
         url: "https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=8fb4a770075628d6441fb17a1e435100e2f3b1a2",
      },
      {
         type: "WEB",
         url: "https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04944172",
      },
      {
         type: "WEB",
         url: "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-37",
      },
      {
         type: "WEB",
         url: "https://support.apple.com/HT206166",
      },
      {
         type: "WEB",
         url: "https://support.apple.com/HT206167",
      },
      {
         type: "WEB",
         url: "https://support.apple.com/HT206168",
      },
      {
         type: "WEB",
         url: "https://support.apple.com/HT206169",
      },
      {
         type: "WEB",
         url: "http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00000.html",
      },
      {
         type: "WEB",
         url: "http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00001.html",
      },
      {
         type: "WEB",
         url: "http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00002.html",
      },
      {
         type: "WEB",
         url: "http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.html",
      },
      {
         type: "WEB",
         url: "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00120.html",
      },
      {
         type: "WEB",
         url: "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00031.html",
      },
      {
         type: "WEB",
         url: "http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=145382616617563&w=2",
      },
      {
         type: "WEB",
         url: "http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2549.html",
      },
      {
         type: "WEB",
         url: "http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2550.html",
      },
      {
         type: "WEB",
         url: "http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1089.html",
      },
      {
         type: "WEB",
         url: "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/17/5",
      },
      {
         type: "WEB",
         url: "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/18/23",
      },
      {
         type: "WEB",
         url: "http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2016-2867206.html",
      },
      {
         type: "WEB",
         url: "http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html",
      },
      {
         type: "WEB",
         url: "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77681",
      },
      {
         type: "WEB",
         url: "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034243",
      },
      {
         type: "WEB",
         url: "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2834-1",
      },
      {
         type: "WEB",
         url: "http://xmlsoft.org/news.html",
      },
   ],
   schema_version: "1.4.0",
   severity: [],
}


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