CVE catalog
CVE-2015-8869
ocaml: CVE-2015-8869
- Severity
- Critical · CVSS 9.1
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 5.31% · Oct 27, 2026
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.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | ocaml | sid | 5.4.1-1 | fixed |
| Debian | ocaml | forky | 5.4.1-1 | fixed |
| Debian | ocaml | trixie | 5.3.0-3 | fixed |
| Debian | ocaml | bookworm | 4.13.1-4 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | ocaml | pro | 4.04.0-2ubuntu4 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ocaml | pro | 4.05.0-10ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ocaml | pro | 4.05.0-10ubuntu1+esm1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | ocaml | 14.04 | 3.12.1-4ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ocaml | 14.04 | 4.01.0-3ubuntu2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ocaml | 14.04 | 4.01.0-3ubuntu3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ocaml | 14.04 | 4.01.0-3ubuntu3.1 | fixed |
| Suse | ocaml | linux enterprise software development kit 12 sp1 | 4.02.3-6.6.14 | fixed |
| Suse | ocaml | linux enterprise software development kit 11 sp4 | 4.02.1-3.4 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | ocaml | 14.04 | 3.12.1-4ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ocaml | 14.04 | 4.01.0-3ubuntu2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ocaml | 14.04 | 4.01.0-3ubuntu3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ocaml | 14.04 | 4.01.0-3ubuntu3.1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | ocaml | pro | 4.01.0-4ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ocaml | pro | 4.02.3-5ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ocaml | pro | 4.02.3-5ubuntu2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ocaml | pro | 4.02.3-5ubuntu2+esm1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | ocaml | source | sid | 4.02.3-9 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [824139] |
| Debian | ocaml | source | forky | 4.02.3-9 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [824139] |
| Debian | ocaml | source | trixie | 4.02.3-9 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [824139] |
| Debian | ocaml | source | bookworm | 4.02.3-9 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [824139] |
| Ubuntu | ocaml | deb | pro | 4.05.0-10ubuntu1+esm1 | Not reported | USN-4778-1 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | ocaml | deb | 14.04 | 4.01.0-3ubuntu3.1 | Not reported | USN-3437-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | ocaml | rpm | linux enterprise software development kit 12 sp1 | 4.02.3-6.6.14 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2016:2194-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | ocaml | rpm | linux enterprise software development kit 11 sp4 | 4.02.1-3.4 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2016:2192-1 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | ocaml | deb | 14.04 | 4.01.0-3ubuntu3.1 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8869 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | ocaml | deb | pro | 4.02.3-5ubuntu2+esm1 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8869 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [ocaml]Fixed
Details (2)
4.13.1-4· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
4.02.3-9dsa · ocaml · debian · bookworm; dsa · ocaml · debian · 12
4.13.1-4· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
4.02.3-9dsa · ocaml · debian · bookworm; dsa · ocaml · debian · 12
- [ocaml-base]Fixed
Source package: [ocaml]
Details (2)
4.13.1-4· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
4.02.3-9dsa · ocaml · debian · bookworm; dsa · ocaml · debian · 12
4.13.1-4· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
4.02.3-9dsa · ocaml · debian · bookworm; dsa · ocaml · debian · 12
- [ocaml-base-nox]Fixed
Source package: [ocaml]
Details (2)
4.13.1-4· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
4.02.3-9dsa · ocaml · debian · bookworm; dsa · ocaml · debian · 12
4.13.1-4· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
4.02.3-9dsa · ocaml · debian · bookworm; dsa · ocaml · debian · 12
- [ocaml-compiler-libs]Fixed
Source package: [ocaml]
Details (2)
4.13.1-4· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
4.02.3-9dsa · ocaml · debian · bookworm; dsa · ocaml · debian · 12
4.13.1-4· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
4.02.3-9dsa · ocaml · debian · bookworm; dsa · ocaml · debian · 12
- [ocaml-interp]Fixed
Source package: [ocaml]
Details (2)
4.13.1-4· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
4.02.3-9dsa · ocaml · debian · bookworm; dsa · ocaml · debian · 12
4.13.1-4· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
4.02.3-9dsa · ocaml · debian · bookworm; dsa · ocaml · debian · 12
- [ocaml-man]Fixed
Source package: [ocaml]
Details (2)
4.13.1-4· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
4.02.3-9dsa · ocaml · debian · bookworm; dsa · ocaml · debian · 12
4.13.1-4· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
4.02.3-9dsa · ocaml · debian · bookworm; dsa · ocaml · debian · 12
- [ocaml-nox]Fixed
Source package: [ocaml]
Details (2)
4.13.1-4· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
4.02.3-9dsa · ocaml · debian · bookworm; dsa · ocaml · debian · 12
4.13.1-4· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
4.02.3-9dsa · ocaml · debian · bookworm; dsa · ocaml · debian · 12
- [ocaml-source]Fixed
Source package: [ocaml]
Details (2)
4.13.1-4· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
4.02.3-9dsa · ocaml · debian · bookworm; dsa · ocaml · debian · 12
4.13.1-4· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
4.02.3-9dsa · ocaml · debian · bookworm; dsa · ocaml · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [libcompiler-libs-ocaml-dev]Fixed
Source package: [ocaml]
Details (2)
5.3.0-3· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
4.02.3-9dsa · ocaml · debian · 13
5.3.0-3· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
4.02.3-9dsa · ocaml · debian · 13
- [libstdlib-ocaml]Fixed
Source package: [ocaml]
Details (2)
5.3.0-3· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
4.02.3-9dsa · ocaml · debian · 13
5.3.0-3· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
4.02.3-9dsa · ocaml · debian · 13
- [libstdlib-ocaml-dev]Fixed
Source package: [ocaml]
Details (2)
5.3.0-3· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
4.02.3-9dsa · ocaml · debian · 13
5.3.0-3· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
4.02.3-9dsa · ocaml · debian · 13
- [ocaml]Fixed
Details (2)
5.3.0-3· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
4.02.3-9dsa · ocaml · debian · 13
5.3.0-3· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
4.02.3-9dsa · ocaml · debian · 13
- [ocaml-base]Fixed
Source package: [ocaml]
Details (2)
5.3.0-3· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
4.02.3-9dsa · ocaml · debian · 13
5.3.0-3· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
4.02.3-9dsa · ocaml · debian · 13
- [ocaml-base-nox]Fixed
Source package: [ocaml]
Details (2)
5.3.0-3· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
4.02.3-9dsa · ocaml · debian · 13
5.3.0-3· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
4.02.3-9dsa · ocaml · debian · 13
- [ocaml-compiler-libs]Fixed
Source package: [ocaml]
Details (2)
5.3.0-3· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
4.02.3-9dsa · ocaml · debian · 13
5.3.0-3· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
4.02.3-9dsa · ocaml · debian · 13
- [ocaml-interp]Fixed
Source package: [ocaml]
Details (2)
5.3.0-3· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
4.02.3-9dsa · ocaml · debian · 13
5.3.0-3· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
4.02.3-9dsa · ocaml · debian · 13
- [ocaml-man]Fixed
Source package: [ocaml]
Details (2)
5.3.0-3· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
4.02.3-9dsa · ocaml · debian · 13
5.3.0-3· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
4.02.3-9dsa · ocaml · debian · 13
- [ocaml-nox]Fixed
Source package: [ocaml]
Details (2)
5.3.0-3· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
4.02.3-9dsa · ocaml · debian · 13
5.3.0-3· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
4.02.3-9dsa · ocaml · debian · 13
- [ocaml-source]Fixed
Source package: [ocaml]
Details (2)
5.3.0-3· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
4.02.3-9dsa · ocaml · debian · 13
5.3.0-3· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
4.02.3-9dsa · ocaml · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/rhsa-2016_1296.json]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8869]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DLA-466-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2016:2192-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2016:2194-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8869]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/USN-3437-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/USN-4778-1]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8869]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2015/cve-2015-8869.json]
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