CVE-2015-8869
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2015-8869 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2016-06-13 19:59:01 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC |
| Description | OCaml before 4.03.0 does not properly handle sign extensions, which allows remote attackers to conduct buffer overflow attacks or obtain sensitive information as demonstrated by a long string to the String.copy function. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.0 9.1 CRITICAL from [email protected]
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Problem Types: CWE-119 | CWE-200 | n/a
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.0 | [email protected] | Primary | 9.1 | CRITICAL | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H |
| 2.0 | [email protected] | Primary | 6.4 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P |
CVSS v3.0 Breakdown
Attack Vector
NetworkAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
NoneUser Interaction
NoneScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
HighIntegrity
NoneAvailability
HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
PartialIntegrity
NoneAvailability
PartialAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| OCaml: Buffer overflow and information disclosure (GLSA 201702-15) — Gentoo Security | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | security.gentoo.org | |
| oss-security - Re: buffer overflow and information leak in OCaml < 4.03.0 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.openwall.com | |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | rhn.redhat.com | |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | access.redhat.com | |
| oss-security - buffer overflow and information leak in OCaml < 4.03.0 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.openwall.com | |
| openSUSE-SU-2016:2273-1: moderate: Security update for ocaml | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.opensuse.org | |
| [SECURITY] Fedora 24 Update: ocaml-4.02.3-3.fc24 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.fedoraproject.org | |
| Oracle Linux Bulletin - July 2016 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.oracle.com | |
| openSUSE-SU-2016:1335-1: moderate: Security update for ocaml | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.opensuse.org | |
| fix PR#7003 and a few other bugs caused by misuse of Int_val · ocaml/ocaml@659615c · GitHub | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | github.com | |
| OCaml CVE-2015-8869 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | rhn.redhat.com | |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | rhn.redhat.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
Legacy QID Mappings
- 710485 Gentoo Linux OCaml Buffer overflow and information disclosure Vulnerability (GLSA 201702-15)