CVE-2015-8242: apple iphone_os

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2015-8242 is a medium (CVSS 5.8) vulnerability in apple iphone_os. EPSS estimates a 4.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 15-12-2015
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 06-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The xmlSAX2TextNode function in SAX2.c in the push interface in the HTML parser in libxml2 before 2.9.3 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (stack-based buffer over-read and application crash) or obtain sensitive information via crafted XML data.

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.