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CVE-2015-7499: Heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in libxml2

December 15, 2015 (updated March 18, 2019)

Heap-based buffer overflow in the xmlGROW function in parser.c in libxml2 allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive process memory information via unspecified vectors. It was discovered that libxml2 incorrectly handled certain malformed documents. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted document, an attacker could possibly cause libxml2 to crash, resulting in a denial of service.

References

  • groups.google.com/forum/

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions starting from 1.6.0.0a before 1.6.7.2

Fixed versions

  • 1.6.7.2

Solution

Upgrade to version 1.6.7.2 or above.

Impact 5 MEDIUM

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

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Weakness

  • CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

Source file

gem/nokogiri/CVE-2015-7499.yml

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