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CVE-2015-7497
Published:December 15, 2015
Updated:May 17, 2026
Heap-based buffer overflow in the xmlDictComputeFastQKey function in dict.c in libxml2 before 2.9.3 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors.
Related Resources (19)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00120.html
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04944172
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2550.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3430
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-37
http://xmlsoft.org/news.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1089.html
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2015-7497
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1281862
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=145382616617563&w=2
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2549.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2834-1
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-7497
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00031.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79508
https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=6360a31a84efe69d155ed96306b9a931a40beab9
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-7497
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034243
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CVSS v3
Base Score:
5.3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
LOW
CVSS v2
Base Score:
5
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Weakness Type (CWE)
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
CWE-119
EPSS
Base Score:
1.16