Security Advisory
CVE-2015-8317
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Vulnerability Description
The xmlParseXMLDecl function in parser.c in libxml2 before 2.9.3 allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information via an (1) unterminated encoding value or (2) incomplete XML declaration in XML data, which triggers an out-of-bounds heap read.
Published Date
December 15, 2015
Official Source
NIST NVD Advisory