Buffer overflow in Apple Iphone_os
CVE-2015-8242
The xmlSAX2TextNode function in SAX2.c in the push interface in the HTML parser in libxml2 before 2.9.3 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (stack-based buffer over-read and application crash) or obtain sensitiv…
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.010 (77.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Apple Iphone_os
- Apple Mac_os_x
- Apple Tvos
- Apple Watchos
- 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
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_desktop — versions 6.0
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_hpc_node — versions 6.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- RHSA-2015:2550 (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- APPLE-SA-2016-03-21-5 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_APPLE, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- openSUSE-SU-2016:0106 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- [oss-security] 20151118 Buffer overflow in libxml2 (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- APPLE-SA-2016-03-21-1 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_APPLE, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-8242?
- CVE-2015-8242 is a vulnerability in Apple Iphone_os, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2015-12-15.
- Is CVE-2015-8242 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.