CVE-2015-8242
Description
A denial of service flaw was found in libxml2. A remote attacker could provide a specially crafted XML or HTML file that, when processed by an application using libxml2, would cause that application to leak potentially sensitive information.
Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Score Details
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CVSS v2 Score Breakdown
| Red Hat | NVD | cve.org | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base Score | 4.3 | 5.8 | N/A |
| Attack Vector | Network | Network | N/A |
| Access Complexity | Medium | Medium | N/A |
| Authentication | None | None | N/A |
| Confidentiality Impact | Partial | Partial | N/A |
| Integrity Impact | None | None | N/A |
| Availability Impact | None | Partial | N/A |
Vector
Red Hat: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
NVD: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
Acknowledgements
Red Hat would like to thank the GNOME project for reporting this issue. Upstream acknowledges Hugh Davenport as the original reporter.
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