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CVE-2015-8035
Published:November 18, 2015
Updated:May 17, 2026
The xz_decomp function in xzlib.c in libxml2 2.9.1 does not properly detect compression errors, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (process hang) via crafted XML data.
Related Resources (28)
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/02/2
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1089.html
https://support.apple.com/HT206169
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05111017
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2812-1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/03/1
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00120.html
https://support.apple.com/HT206168
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00002.html
https://support.apple.com/HT206166
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3430
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00031.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00000.html
https://support.apple.com/HT206167
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8035
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8035
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00001.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/177381.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/02/4
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2015-8035
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=757466
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05158380
http://xmlsoft.org/news.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/177341.html
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-37
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034243
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77390
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CVSS v3
Base Score:
3.7
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
LOW
CVSS v2
Base Score:
2.6
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
HIGH
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
EPSS
Base Score:
1.01