ocaml: sizes arguments are sign-extended from 32 to 64 bits
Published Jun 13, 2016
9.1
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 5.27%
Description
OCaml before 4.03.0 does not properly handle sign extensions, which allows remote attackers to conduct buffer overflow attacks or obtain sensitive information as demonstrated by a long string to the String.copy function.
Affected products
No data.
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
libguestfs-1:1.20.11-20.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2017:0564
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
ocaml-0:3.11.2-5.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2017:0565
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
libguestfs-1:1.32.7-3.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2016:2576
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
ocaml-0:4.01.0-22.7.el7_2
Fixed · RHSA-2016:1296
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
virt-p2v-0:1.32.7-2.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2016:2576
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | libguestfs-1:1.20.11-20.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:0564 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | ocaml-0:3.11.2-5.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:0565 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | libguestfs-1:1.32.7-3.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:2576 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | ocaml-0:4.01.0-22.7.el7_2 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:1296 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | virt-p2v-0:1.32.7-2.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:2576 |
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.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 5.27% (0.05267) | 92.30th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5.17% (0.05168) | 91.34th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.78% (0.02777) | 84.78th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 4.24% (0.04243) | 80.98th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.78% (0.02777) | 85.10th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 2.21% (0.02209) | 89.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.21% (0.02209) | 87.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 85.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 84.01th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 67.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (17)
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/184507.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00081.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-09/msg00037.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2576.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0564.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0565.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/29/1 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/29/6 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/89318 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1296 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8869 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1332090 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/ocaml/ocaml/commit/659615c7b100a89eafe6253e7a5b9d84d0e8df74#diff-a97df53e3ebc59bb457191b496c90762 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8869
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-15 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8869
Change history (0)
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