CVE-2015-8035

Description

The xz_decomp function in xzlib.c in libxml2 2.9.1 does not properly detect compression errors, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (process hang) via crafted XML data.

How to fix CVE-2015-8035

To remediate CVE-2015-8035, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.

• Debian/libxml2—upgrade to 2.9.3+dfsg1-1 or later

Is CVE-2015-8035 being exploited?

Low — EPSS is 1.0%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.

Affected packages (1)

• from 0, < 2.9.3+dfsg1-1

References (1)

• ADVISORYsecurity-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8035