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CVE-2015-8806

Published: 13 April 2016

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.

Notes

AuthorNote
mdeslaur
This is a dupe of CVE-2016-1839

Priority

Low

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.5

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
libxml2
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
precise
Released (2.7.8.dfsg-5.1ubuntu4.15)
trusty
Released (2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.8)
upstream Needs triage

wily
Released (2.9.2+zdfsg1-4ubuntu0.4)
xenial
Released (2.9.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1)
yakkety Not vulnerable
(2.9.3+dfsg1-1.2)
zesty Not vulnerable
(2.9.3+dfsg1-1.2)

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.5
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H