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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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2015-12-15T21:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T08:13:32.137Z

Reserved: 2015-11-18T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2015-8241

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2015-12-15T21:59:06.307

Modified: 2024-11-21T02:38:10.333

Link: CVE-2015-8241

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2015-10-08T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2015-8241 - Bugzilla