2.6
LOW
CVE-2015-8035
Libxml2 xz Decompression Error DoS Vulnerability
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 18, 2015, 4:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

March 8, 2019, 4:06 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

4.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2015-8035 has a 3 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2015-8035 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Apple mac_os_x
2 Apple iphone_os
3 Apple tvos
4 Apple watchos
1 Canonical ubuntu_linux
1 Debian debian_linux
1 Xmlsoft libxml2
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2015-8035.

URL Resource
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00000.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00001.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00002.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/177341.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/177381.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00120.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00031.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1089.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3430
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/02/2
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/02/4
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/03/1
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77390
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034243
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2812-1
http://xmlsoft.org/news.html Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=757466 Exploit
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05111017
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05158380
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-37
https://support.apple.com/HT206166
https://support.apple.com/HT206167
https://support.apple.com/HT206168
https://support.apple.com/HT206169

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2015-8035 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2015-8035 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Mar. 08, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:apple_tv:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 9.1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 9.1
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 14, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034243 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 01, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-37 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 07, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00120.html [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00031.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 06, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/177381.html [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/177341.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 30, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1089.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 28, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77390 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 23, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference https://h20565.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05111017
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 20, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://h20565.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05111017
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 17, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05158380
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 15, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05111017
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 20, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:9.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:o:apple:apple_tv:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Configuration 3 OR *cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 3 OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:9.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:o:apple:apple_tv:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 4 OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 13, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3430
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 29, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:9.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:o:apple:apple_tv:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Configuration 3 OR *cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 25, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/HT206166
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/HT206169
    Added Reference http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00000.html
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/HT206168
    Added Reference http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00001.html
    Added Reference http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00002.html
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/HT206167
    Added Reference http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.html
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 18, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Changed Reference Type http://xmlsoft.org/news.html No Types Assigned http://xmlsoft.org/news.html Advisory
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 17, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://xmlsoft.org/news.html
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 19, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=757466 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=757466 Exploit
    Added CWE CWE-399
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 19, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 19, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2015-8035 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2015-8035 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.97 }} 0.08%

score

0.81230

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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