{"cve":"CVE-2015-8317","nvd":{"published":"2015-12-15T21:59:09.560","modified":"2026-06-17T00:34:18.533","status":"Modified","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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-119"],"references":["http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00000.html","http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00001.html","http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00002.html","http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00003.html","http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00005.html"],"products":["canonical:ubuntu_linux","debian:debian_linux","hp:icewall_federation_agent","hp:icewall_file_manager","redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop","redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node","redhat:enterprise_linux_server","redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation","xmlsoft:libxml2"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:37:48.328043465+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2015-8317","score":0.05859,"percentile":0.93193,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}