CVE-2015-8806
HIGH severity · CVSS 7.5
7.5CVSS HIGH
Summary
dict.c in libxml2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via an unexpected character immediately after the "<!DOCTYPE html" substring in a crafted HTML document.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorNetwork
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredNone
User interactionNone
Confidentiality impactNone
Integrity impactNone
Availability impactHigh
Exploit probability (EPSS)5%
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix promptly. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Additional information
- NVD record
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=749115Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/03/5Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.htmlAdvisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/82071Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2994-1Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-37Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3593Advisory