CVE-2015-8035

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Summary

CVECVE-2015-8035
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2015-11-18 16:59:09 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 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

Primary CVSS: v2.0 2.6 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-399 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
High
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

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 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

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
oss-security - Re: CVE request: DoS in libxml2 if xz is enabled af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3430-1 libxml2 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
Releases af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 xmlsoft.org Vendor Advisory
About the security content of tvOS 9.2 - Apple Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com
APPLE-SA-2016-03-21-3 tvOS 9.2 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com
Document Display | HPE Support Center af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 h20566.www2.hpe.com
APPLE-SA-2016-03-21-1 iOS 9.3 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com
About the security content of OS X El Capitan v10.11.4 and Security Update 2016-002 - Apple Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com
Document Display | HPE Support Center af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 h20566.www2.hpe.com
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1089.html af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
oss-security - Re: CVE request: DoS in libxml2 if xz is enabled af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
About the security content of watchOS 2.2 - Apple Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com
APPLE-SA-2016-03-21-2 watchOS 2.2 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 23 Update: mingw-libxml2-2.9.3-1.fc23 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
libxml2: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201701-37) — Gentoo security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
APPLE-SA-2016-03-21-5 OS X El Capitan 10.11.4 and Security Update 2016-002 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com
USN-2812-1: libxml2 vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
Bug 757466 – DoS in libxml2 if xz is enabled af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.gnome.org Exploit
openSUSE-SU-2016:0106-1: moderate: Security update for libxml2 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Libxml2 Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Deny Service and Cause Other Unspecified Impacts - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
About the security content of iOS 9.3 - Apple Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com
openSUSE-SU-2015:2372-1: moderate: Security update for libxml2 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
oss-security - CVE request: DoS in libxml2 if xz is enabled af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 22 Update: mingw-libxml2-2.9.3-1.fc22 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
Libxml2 'parser.c' Denial of Service Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.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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