VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2015-8242

CVSS score5.8 MEDIUM
EPSS probability4.25%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2015-12-15
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P

Description

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 sensitive information via crafted XML data.

Weakness classification

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

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