CVE-2015-7497

Status: ModifiedMedium (5)—
Heap-based buffer overflow in the xmlDictComputeFastQKey function in dict.c in libxml2 before 2.9.3 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors.
CVSS

Version: 2.0
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Base score: 5
Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 7.15%
Percentile among all scored CVEs: 94
Score date: 10/6/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
Affected technologies (9)

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
CWEs

CWE-119
References

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