CVE-2015-8242
EPSS 0.97%
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.
How to fix CVE-2015-8242
To remediate CVE-2015-8242, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/libxml2—upgrade to 2.9.3+dfsg1-1 or later
Is CVE-2015-8242 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