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CVE-2015-7499 Detail

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the xmlGROW function in parser.c in libxml2 before 2.9.3 allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive process memory information via unspecified vectors.


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Hyperlink Resource
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00000.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00001.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00002.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00120.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00031.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=145382616617563&w=2 Third Party Advisory 
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2549.html Third Party Advisory 
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2550.html Third Party Advisory 
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3430 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html Third Party Advisory 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79509 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034243 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2834-1 Third Party Advisory 
http://xmlsoft.org/news.html Vendor Advisory 
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1281925 Issue Tracking 
https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=28cd9cb747a94483f4aea7f0968d202c20bb4cfc Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=35bcb1d758ed70aa7b257c9c3b3ff55e54e3d0da Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04944172 Third Party Advisory 
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-37 Third Party Advisory 
https://support.apple.com/HT206166 Vendor Advisory 
https://support.apple.com/HT206167 Vendor Advisory 
https://support.apple.com/HT206168 Vendor Advisory 
https://support.apple.com/HT206169 Vendor Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2015-7499
NVD Published Date:
12/15/2015
NVD Last Modified:
02/12/2023
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.