Veracode Vulnerability DatabaseVERACODE:7215Buffer Over-read
5.8 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
libxml2.so is vulnerable to buffer over-reads. A malicious user can pass an XML file to the xmlSAX2TextNode function in SAX2.c to cause a buffer over-read that can crash the application or reveal sensitive information in the memory.
References
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lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00002.html
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lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00120.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00031.html
marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=145382616617563&w=2
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www.securitytracker.com/id/1034243
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2834-1
xmlsoft.org/news.html
bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=756372
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1281950
git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=8fb4a770075628d6441fb17a1e435100e2f3b1a2
gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/commit/8fb4a770075628d6441fb17a1e435100e2f3b1a2
h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04944172
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-37
support.apple.com/HT206166
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Related
5.8 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P