CVE-2015-8869

ocaml: sizes arguments are sign-extended from 32 to 64 bits

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

4.4

CVSS 2.0

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Published · April 28, 2016

Updated · June 27, 2026

Description

An integer conversion flaw was found in the way OCaml's String handled its length. Certain operations on an excessively long String could trigger a buffer overflow or result in an information leak.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 2.0 · 4.4
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CWE-194 · Unexpected Sign Extension