CVE-2015-8241

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.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / libxml2

Package

Name: libxml2
Purl: pkg:deb/debian/libxml2?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

2.9.3+dfsg1-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:12 / libxml2

Package

Name: libxml2
Purl: pkg:deb/debian/libxml2?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

2.9.3+dfsg1-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:13 / libxml2

Package

Name: libxml2
Purl: pkg:deb/debian/libxml2?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

2.9.3+dfsg1-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}