CVE-2015-8869

moderate-risk
Published 2016-06-13

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.

Do I need to act?

~
3.8% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — moderate exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
9
CVSS 9.1/10 Critical
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (3)

Affected Vendors

47
/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity 31/34 · Critical
Exploitability 7/34 · Low
Exposure 9/34 · Low