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CVE-2015-8806

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.

Published

2016-04-13T17:59:07.460

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 7.5 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	xmlsoft	libxml2	< 2.9.4	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	12.04	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	14.04	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	15.10	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	16.04	Yes
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	8.0	Yes

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/03/5 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/82071 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2994-1 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=749115 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-37 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3593 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/03/5 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/82071 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2994-1 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=749115 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-37 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3593 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)