CVE-2015-8869

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.

CVSS v3.0 9.1 CRITICAL
CVSS v2.0 6.4 MEDIUM

9.1^/10

CVSS v3.0 : CRITICAL

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.2

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

6.4^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 4.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00081.html
https://github.com/ocaml/ocaml/commit/659615c7b100a89eafe6253e7a5b9d84d0e8df74#diff-a97df53e3ebc59bb457191b496c90762
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/29/6
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/29/1
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/184507.html
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1296
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-09/msg00037.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/89318
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-15
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0565.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0564.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2576.html

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 3 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:ocaml:ocaml:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2016-06-13 12:59

Updated : 2018-10-30 09:27

NVD link : CVE-2015-8869

Mitre link : CVE-2015-8869

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-200

Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

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Products Affected

ocaml

ocaml

opensuse

opensuse

fedoraproject

fedora

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