| 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, Debian ELTS, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-355-1, DSA-3430-1 |
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+deb11u9 | fixed | |
| bookworm, bookworm (security) | 2.9.14+dfsg-1.3~deb12u4 | fixed | |
| trixie (security), trixie | 2.12.7+dfsg+really2.9.14-2.1+deb13u1 | fixed | |
| forky, sid | 2.14.6+dfsg-0.1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| libxml2 | source | squeeze | 2.7.8.dfsg-2+squeeze15 | DLA-355-1 | ||
| libxml2 | source | wheezy | 2.8.0+dfsg1-7+wheezy5 | DSA-3430-1 | ||
| libxml2 | source | jessie | 2.9.1+dfsg1-5+deb8u1 | DSA-3430-1 | ||
| libxml2 | source | (unstable) | 2.9.2+zdfsg1-4 |
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