CVE-2015-8035

Public Exploit

Description

The 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.

Category

2.6
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.31% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory xmlsoft.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00031.html vendor advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT206167
https://support.apple.com/HT206168
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3430 vendor advisory
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05111017
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/02/2 mailing list
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00000.html vendor advisory
http://xmlsoft.org/news.html vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/177381.html vendor advisory
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05158380
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1089.html vendor advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00001.html vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034243 vdb entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2812-1 vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/02/4 mailing list
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/177341.html vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/03/1 mailing list
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-37 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77390 vdb entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00120.html vendor advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00002.html vendor advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT206169
https://support.apple.com/HT206166
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=757466 exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-8035?
CVE-2015-8035 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-8035?
To fix CVE-2015-8035, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2015-8035 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2015-8035 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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