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CVE-2015-8035

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.

Published

2015-11-18T16:59:09.883

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 2.6 (LOW)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: HIGH
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

4.9

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-399
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System debian debian_linux 7.0 Yes
Operating System debian debian_linux 8.0 Yes
Application xmlsoft libxml2 2.9.1 Yes
Operating System apple iphone_os ≤ 9.2.1 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x ≤ 10.11.3 Yes
Operating System apple tvos ≤ 9.1 Yes
Operating System apple watchos ≤ 2.1 Yes
Operating System canonical ubuntu_linux 14.04 Yes
References