{"id":"UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8241","details":"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.","modified":"2026-04-22T10:36:17.375937Z","published":"2015-11-18T00:00:00Z","related":["USN-2834-1"],"upstream":["CVE-2015-8241"],"references":[{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-8241"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/17/5"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2834-1"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8241"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"libxml2","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:14.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/libxml2@2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.6?arch=source&distro=trusty"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.6"}]}],"versions":["2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu2","2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu3","2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4","2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.1","2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.2","2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.3","2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.4","2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.5"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_name":"libxml2","binary_version":"2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.6"},{"binary_name":"libxml2-utils","binary_version":"2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.6"},{"binary_name":"python-libxml2","binary_version":"2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.6"}],"availability":"No subscription required"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2015/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8241.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","severity":[{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"low"}]}