MEDIUM
libxml2: Buffer overread with HTML parser in push mode in xmlSAX2TextNode
Published Dec 15, 2015
5.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.25%
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.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
OR
- 3.0
- 3.0
Configuration 3
Configuration 4
OR
- 12.04
- 14.04
- 15.04
- 15.10
Configuration 5
OR
- 6.0
- 6.0
- 6.0
- 6.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
libxml2-0:2.7.6-20.el6_7.1
Fixed · RHSA-2015:2549
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
libxml2-0:2.9.1-6.el7_2.2
Fixed · RHSA-2015:2550
Red Hat JBoss Web Server 3.0
libxml2
Fixed · RHSA-2016:1089
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
libxml2
Will not fix
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 2
libxml2
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | libxml2-0:2.7.6-20.el6_7.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:2549 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | libxml2-0:2.9.1-6.el7_2.2 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:2550 |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 3.0 | libxml2 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:1089 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | libxml2 | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 2 | libxml2 | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
5.8 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
4.25% 0.04252
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.04252
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (16 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 4.25% (0.04252) | 90.76th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.27% (0.04268) | 89.77th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 30, 2025 | 1.40% (0.01400) | 79.66th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 2, 2025 | 2.57% (0.02566) | 84.95th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.33% (0.01327) | 78.12th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 4.04% (0.04041) | 80.53th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.14% (0.01137) | 76.91th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.74% (0.00744) | 81.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 22, 2024 | 0.74% (0.00744) | 80.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 14, 2024 | 0.74% (0.00744) | 78.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 2, 2023 | 0.65% (0.00648) | 76.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 29, 2023 | 0.60% (0.00597) | 75.42th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.61% (0.00608) | 75.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 82.85th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 81.17th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 62.66th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (30)
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- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00001.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00002.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
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- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=145382616617563&w=2 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPThird Party Advisory
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- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2550.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1089.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
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- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77681 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
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- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2834-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://xmlsoft.org/news.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8242 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=756372 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1281950 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=8fb4a770075628d6441fb17a1e435100e2f3b1a2 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04944172 x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8242
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-37 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://support.apple.com/HT206166 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT206167 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT206168 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT206169 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8242
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Dec 15, 2015
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Nov 18, 2015
Link CVE-2015-8242
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a