Fluid Attacks Database

Description

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.

Mitigation

Update Impact

Minimal update. May introduce new vulnerabilities or breaking changes.

Ecosystem	Component	Affected version	Patched versions
debian 12	libxml2	>=0 <2.9.3+dfsg1-1	2.9.3+dfsg1-1
debian 13	libxml2	>=0 <2.9.3+dfsg1-1	2.9.3+dfsg1-1
debian 14	libxml2	>=0 <2.9.3+dfsg1-1	2.9.3+dfsg1-1
nuget	libxml2	>=0 <=2.9.2	-
rpm rhel5	libxml2	-	-
rpm rhel6	libxml2	<0:2.7.6-20.el6_7.1	0:2.7.6-20.el6_7.1
rpm rhel7	libxml2	<0:2.9.1-6.el7_2.2	0:2.9.1-6.el7_2.2

Aliases

1. CVE-2015-82422. NVD-2015-82423. OSV-DEBIAN-2015-82424. OSV-2015-82425. GCVE-2015-82426. SECURITY-TRACKER-CVE-2015-8242

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