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.

Score

CVSS 3.1 7.5 High

Status

Modified - security@debian.org

Published

2016-04-13

Last modified

2024-08-06

Affected products

• Ubuntu Linux (Canonical)
• Debian Linux (Debian)
• Libxml2 (Xmlsoft)

References

• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/03/5
• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/82071
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2994-1
• https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=749115
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-37
• https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3593