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.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2015-8317 is rated High Exploit Risk (72.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 5.75%, 92th percentile). Core evidence: 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +5.26% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ | |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
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 | 0.49% | 5.75% | +5.26% |
| 2 | 2026-05-13 | 0.58% | 0.49% | -0.09% |
| 3 | 2026-05-12 | — | 0.58% | — |
Full EPSS history (15 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] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
debian
|
not yet assigned | CVE-2015-8317 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-2015-8317 |
redhat
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low | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8317 |
suse
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medium | CVE-2015-8317 severity moderate: SUSE including 291 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, …), 437 product×package rows across 57 product lines (HPE Helion OpenStack 8, SUSE Liberty Linux 7, … (57 product lines)): Known Affected 231, Fixed 133, Known Not Affected 73. | https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8317/ |
ubuntu
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low | CVE-2015-8317 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (libxml2), 5 status rows across 5 suites (precise, trusty, upstream, vivid, wily): released 4, not-affected 1. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-8317 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| xmlsoft | libxml2 | <= 2.9.2 | cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |