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RHSA-2015:2549

libxml2 security update

Released 2015-12-07 · Red Hat rating Moderate · View on Red Hat →

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Fixes 11 records

Priority MEDIUM 50

The htmlParseComment function in HTMLparser.c in libxml2 allows attackers to obtain sensitive information, cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds heap memory access and application crash), or possibly have unspecified…

CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8 Network No auth No interaction EPSS 0.04925 Published 2016-04-11 Partial fix CWE-119
Priority LOW 39

The xmlStringLenDecodeEntities function in parser.c in libxml2 before 2.9.3 does not properly prevent entity expansion, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via crafted…

CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.1 Network No auth Interaction — EPSS 0.045 Published 2015-12-15 Partial fix · 1.6.7.1 CWE-399
Priority LOW 37

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 i…

CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.4 Network No auth Interaction — EPSS 0.05392 Published 2015-12-15 Partial fix CWE-119
Priority LOW 33

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)…

CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.8 Network No auth Interaction — EPSS 0.04252 Published 2015-12-15 Partial fix CWE-119
Priority LOW 32

The xmlParseXMLDecl function in parser.c in libxml2 before 2.9.3 allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information via an (1) unterminated encoding value or (2) incomplete XML declaration in XML data, wh…

CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0 Network No auth Interaction — EPSS 0.05859 Published 2015-12-15 Partial fix CWE-119
Priority LOW 26

libxml2 2.9.2 does not properly stop parsing invalid input, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and libxml2 crash) via crafted XML data to the (1) xmlParseEntityDecl…

CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3 Network No auth Interaction — EPSS 0.03058 Published 2015-11-18 Partial fix CWE-119