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CVE-2015-8241

CVE-2015-8241

EPSS 6.7%
The xmlNextChar function in libxml2 2.9.2 does not properly check the state, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) or obtain sensitive information via crafted XML data.
Affected products
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References
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00120.htmlhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00031.htmlhttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=145382616617563&w=2http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2549.htmlhttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2550.htmlhttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1089.htmlhttps://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=756263https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1281936https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=ab2b9a93ff19cedde7befbf2fcc48c6e352b6cbehttps://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04944172http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3430http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/17/5