GHSA-jxjr-5h69-qw3w · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: rubygems — Heap-based buffer overflow in nokogiri
Heap-based buffer overflow in the xmlGROW function in parser.c in libxml2 before 2.9.3 allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive process memory information via unspecified vectors.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2015-7499 is rated Moderate Risk (57.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 6.29%, 93th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +5.58% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.
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EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-06-15 | 0.71% | 6.29% | +5.58% |
| 2 | 2026-05-13 | 1.15% | 0.71% | -0.44% |
| 3 | 2026-05-12 | — | 1.15% | — |
Full EPSS history (29 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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10.0 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
GHSA-jxjr-5h69-qw3w · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: rubygems — Heap-based buffer overflow in nokogiri
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
debian
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not yet assigned | CVE-2015-7499 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (libxml2), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. | https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-7499 |
gentoo
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normal | CVE-2015-7499: 1 GLSA(s) (201701-37), 1 atom(s) (dev-libs/libxml2); latest impact normal. | https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2015-7499 |
redhat
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medium | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-7499 |
suse
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medium | CVE-2015-7499 severity moderate: SUSE including 374 source package names (amazon/suse-sles-15-sp1-chost-byos-v20210304-hvm-ssd-x86_64, amazon/suse-sles-15-sp1-chost-byos-v20220127-hvm-ssd-x86_64, …), 542 product×package rows across 75 product lines (HPE Helion OpenStack 8, SUSE Liberty Linux 7, … (75 product lines)): Fixed 294, Known Affected 157, Known Not Affected 91. | https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-7499/ |
ubuntu
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low | CVE-2015-7499 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (libxml2), 5 status rows across 5 suites (precise, trusty, upstream, vivid, wily): released 5. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-7499 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| apple | iphone_os | <= 9.2.1 | cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apple | mac_os_x | <= 10.11.3 | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apple | tvos | <= 9.1 | cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apple | watchos | <= 2.1 | cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | 12.04 | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | 14.04 | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | 15.04 | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | 15.10 | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_desktop | 6.0 | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_hpc_node | 6.0 | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_server | 6.0 | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_workstation | 6.0 | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| hp | icewall_federation_agent | 3.0 | cpe:2.3:a:hp:icewall_federation_agent:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| hp | icewall_file_manager | 3.0 | cpe:2.3:a:hp:icewall_file_manager:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| xmlsoft | libxml2 | <= 2.9.2 | cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | debian_linux | 7.0 | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | debian_linux | 8.0 | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| opensuse | leap | 42.1 | cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| opensuse | opensuse | 13.1 | cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| opensuse | opensuse | 13.2 | cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |