CVE-2015-8710
CVE-2015-8710
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The htmlParseComment function in HTMLparser.c in libxml2 allows attackers to obtain sensitive information, cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds heap memory access and application crash), or possibly have unspecified other impact via an unclosed HTML comment.
CVSS 9.8 · Critical · EPSS 4.9% · Public exploit · Fix available
- Published
- Updated
Stack: system
Affected products and versions
n/a
- Versions
- n/a: Affected
No fix published
libxml2 Debian:12
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 2.9.2+really2.9.1+dfsg1-0.1
Update to 2.9.2+really2.9.1+dfsg1-0.1
libxml2 Debian:13
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 2.9.2+really2.9.1+dfsg1-0.1
Update to 2.9.2+really2.9.1+dfsg1-0.1
libxml2 Debian:14
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 2.9.2+really2.9.1+dfsg1-0.1
Update to 2.9.2+really2.9.1+dfsg1-0.1
libxml2 Ubuntu:14.04:LTS
- Versions
- 2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu2
- 2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu3
- 2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4
- 2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.1
- 2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.2
- 2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.3
- 2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.4
- 2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.5
- 2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.6
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.7
Update to 2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.7
Original sources
- https://hackerone.com/reports/57125#activity-384861
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=746048
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3430
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/13/1
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1089.html
- https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=e724879d964d774df9b7969fc846605aa1bac54c
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/19/4
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79811
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/31/7
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8710