CVE-2015-8241
EPSS 0.84%libxml2 - security update
Published: 12/15/2015Modified: 4/28/2026
Description
The xmlNextChar function in libxml2 2.9.2 does not properly check the state, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) or obtain sensitive information via crafted XML data.
Affected packages (2)
- Debian/libxml2from 0, < 2.9.3+dfsg1-1
- Debian/libxml2from 0, < 2.7.8.dfsg-2+squeeze15