CVE-2015-8869 describes a critical vulnerability in OCaml versions prior to 4.03.0, stemming from improper handling of sign extensions. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger buffer overflows or leak sensitive information, notably demonstrated through the String.copy function, impacting various Fedora and openSUSE distributions of OCaml. With a CVSS score of 9.1 (CRITICAL), the vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, potentially leading to complete confidentiality and availability compromise. While there is no evidence of active exploitation, nor publicly available exploit code in Metasploit or ExploitDB, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness among security researchers.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
24CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:24:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
13.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 4.02.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ocaml:ocaml:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
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