CVE-2015-8869
OCaml String overflow through sign extension
Description
OCaml before 4.03.0 does not properly handle sign extensions, which allows remote attackers to conduct buffer overflow attacks or obtain sensitive information as demonstrated by a long string to the String.copy function.
INFO
Published Date :
June 13, 2016, 7:59 p.m.
Last Modified :
Oct. 30, 2018, 4:27 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.2
Exploitability Score :
3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2015-8869 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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Affected Products
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CVE-2015-8869 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.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Oct. 30, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jan. 05, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0565.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0564.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2576.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 01, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-15 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 28, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-09/msg00037.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/89318 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Sep. 28, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 14, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1296 -
CVE Translated by [email protected]
Jul. 09, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Translation OCamel en versiones anteriores a 4.03.0 controla adecuadamente la firma de extensiones, lo que permite a atacantes remotos llevar a cabo un ataque de desbordamiento del buffer u obtener información sensible como se demuestra por una larga cadena a la función String.copy. Added Translation OCaml en versiones anteriores a 4.03.0 no maneja correctamente extensiones de firma, lo que permite a atacantes remotos llevar a cabo ataques de desbordamiento de buffer u obtener información sensible según lo demostrado por una cadena larga para la función String.copy. -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 08, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description OCamel before 4.03.0 does not properly handle sign extensions, which allows remote attackers to conduct buffer overflow attacks or obtain sensitive information as demonstrated by a long string to the String.copy function. OCaml before 4.03.0 does not properly handle sign extensions, which allows remote attackers to conduct buffer overflow attacks or obtain sensitive information as demonstrated by a long string to the String.copy function. -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Jun. 15, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:24:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 3 OR *cpe:2.3:a:ocaml:ocaml:4.02.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H Added CWE CWE-119 Added CWE CWE-200 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jun. 14, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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Exploit Prediction
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2.21 }} 0.00%
score
0.87676
percentile