Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the xmlParseXmlDecl function in parser.c in libxml2 before 2.9.3 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors related to extracting errors after an encoding conversion failure.
Published: 2015-12-15
Score: 5.0 Medium
EPSS: 1.2% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-373-1 libxml2 security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3430-1 libxml2 security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2015-7422 Heap-based buffer overflow in the xmlParseXmlDecl function in parser.c in libxml2 before 2.9.3 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors related to extracting errors after an encoding conversion failure.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2834-1 libxml2 vulnerabilities
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Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Debian Debian Linux
Hp Icewall Federation Agent Icewall File Manager
Redhat Enterprise Linux Enterprise Linux Desktop Enterprise Linux Hpc Node Enterprise Linux Server Enterprise Linux Workstation Jboss Enterprise Web Server
Xmlsoft Libxml2
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T07:51:28.127Z

Reserved: 2015-09-29T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-7498

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Status : Modified

Published: 2015-12-15T21:59:02.960

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2015-7498

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Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2015-12-01T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2015-7498 - Bugzilla

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