CVE-2015-8035

Summary

CVECVE-2015-8035
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2015-11-18 16:59:00 UTC
Updated2019-03-08 16:06:00 UTC
DescriptionThe xz_decomp function in xzlib.c in libxml2 2.9.1 does not properly detect compression errors, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (process hang) via crafted XML data.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-399

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Apple Iphone Os All All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X All All All All
Operating System Apple Tvos All All All All
Operating System Apple Watchos All All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 7.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 7.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Application Xmlsoft Libxml2 2.9.1 All All All
Application Xmlsoft Libxml2 2.9.1 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
APPLE-SA-2016-03-21-2 watchOS 2.2 APPLE lists.apple.com
APPLE-SA-2016-03-21-5 OS X El Capitan 10.11.4 and Security Update 2016-002 APPLE lists.apple.com
oss-security - Re: CVE request: DoS in libxml2 if xz is enabled MLIST www.openwall.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 23 Update: mingw-libxml2-2.9.3-1.fc23 FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3430-1 libxml2 DEBIAN www.debian.org
oss-security - CVE request: DoS in libxml2 if xz is enabled MLIST www.openwall.com
APPLE-SA-2016-03-21-3 tvOS 9.2 APPLE lists.apple.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 22 Update: mingw-libxml2-2.9.3-1.fc22 FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org
Bug 757466 – DoS in libxml2 if xz is enabled CONFIRM bugzilla.gnome.org Exploit
openSUSE-SU-2016:0106-1: moderate: Security update for libxml2 SUSE lists.opensuse.org
USN-2812-1: libxml2 vulnerabilities | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com
About the security content of watchOS 2.2 - Apple Support CONFIRM support.apple.com
About the security content of iOS 9.3 - Apple Support CONFIRM support.apple.com
openSUSE-SU-2015:2372-1: moderate: Security update for libxml2 SUSE lists.opensuse.org
Libxml2 'parser.c' Denial of Service Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com
RHSA-2016:1089 REDHAT rhn.redhat.com
Releases CONFIRM xmlsoft.org Vendor Advisory
libxml2: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201701-37) — Gentoo security GENTOO security.gentoo.org
Document Display | HPE Support Center CONFIRM h20566.www2.hpe.com
oss-security - Re: CVE request: DoS in libxml2 if xz is enabled MLIST www.openwall.com
APPLE-SA-2016-03-21-1 iOS 9.3 APPLE lists.apple.com
Document Display | HPE Support Center CONFIRM h20566.www2.hpe.com
About the security content of OS X El Capitan v10.11.4 and Security Update 2016-002 - Apple Support CONFIRM support.apple.com
About the security content of tvOS 9.2 - Apple Support CONFIRM support.apple.com
Libxml2 Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Deny Service and Cause Other Unspecified Impacts - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 375442 HPE System Management Homepage Multiple Vulnerabilities (HPESBMU03593)
  • 377223 Alibaba Cloud Linux Security Update for libxml2 (ALINUX2-SA-2020:0077)
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