| Name | CVE-2015-8317 |
| Description | The xmlParseXMLDecl function in parser.c in libxml2 before 2.9.3 allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information via an (1) unterminated encoding value or (2) incomplete XML declaration in XML data, which triggers an out-of-bounds heap read. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-355-1, DSA-3430-1 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| libxml2 (PTS) | bullseye | 2.9.10+dfsg-6.7+deb11u4 | fixed |
| bullseye (security) | 2.9.10+dfsg-6.7+deb11u5 | fixed |
| bookworm | 2.9.14+dfsg-1.3~deb12u1 | fixed |
| trixie | 2.12.7+dfsg+really2.9.14-0.1 | fixed |
| sid | 2.12.7+dfsg+really2.9.14-0.2 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
Notes
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=751631
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/commit/709a952110e98621c9b78c4f26462a9d8333102e
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=751603
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/commit/9aa37588ee78a06ca1379a9d9356eab16686099c