Buffer overflow in Hp Icewall_federation_agent
CVE-2015-8241
The xmlNextChar function in libxml2 2.9.2 does not properly check the state, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) or obtain sensitive information via craf…
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.008 (75.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Hp Icewall_federation_agent — versions 3.0
- Hp Icewall_file_manager — versions 3.0
- Xmlsoft Libxml2
- Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 12.04, 14.04, 15.04
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 7.0, 8.0
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_desktop — versions 6.0
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_hpc_node — versions 6.0
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_server — versions 6.0
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_workstation — versions 6.0
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- RHSA-2015:2550 (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- openSUSE-SU-2016:0106 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- [oss-security] 20151118 Buffer overflow in libxml2 (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- DSA-3430 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- RHSA-2016:1089 (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- 77621 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- USN-2834-1 (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- [oss-security] 20151118 Re: Buffer overflow in libxml2 (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-8241?
- CVE-2015-8241 is a vulnerability in Hp Icewall_federation_agent, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2015-12-15.
- Is CVE-2015-8241 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.