Heap-based Buffer Over-read Vulnerability in libxml2 2.9.2

CVE-2015-8241 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:L/AU:N/C:P/I:N/A:P

The xmlNextChar function in libxml2 2.9.2 does not properly check the state, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) or obtain sensitive information via crafted XML data.

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