CVE-2015-7497

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.

How to fix CVE-2015-7497

To remediate CVE-2015-7497, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.

• Debian/libxml2—upgrade to 2.9.3+dfsg1-1 or later

Is CVE-2015-7497 being exploited?

Moderate — EPSS is 7.2%. Track this CVE but it's not at the top of the prioritisation list.

Affected packages (1)

• from 0, < 2.9.3+dfsg1-1

References (1)

• ADVISORYsecurity-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-7497