CVE-2015-7942 is a denial-of-service vulnerability in the libxml2 library, specifically within the xmlParseConditionalSections function, affecting products from Apple, Canonical, Debian, HP, and xmlsoft. Attackers can trigger an out-of-bounds read and crash by providing crafted XML data. With a CVSS score of 6.8, it is a medium-severity vulnerability that can be exploited remotely with medium attack complexity, potentially leading to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:hp:icewall_federation_agent:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:hp:icewall_file_manager:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 9.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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