CVE-2015-8242 describes a stack-based buffer over-read vulnerability in the libxml2 HTML parser, specifically within the xmlSAX2TextNode function, affecting products from Apple, Canonical, HP, Red Hat, and XMLSoft. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.8, indicating a medium severity, and could lead to a denial of service or information disclosure through crafted XML data, requiring moderate attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.9.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 9.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 10.11.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
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