CVE-2015-8806

HIGH

libxml2 < 2.9.4 - Denial of Service via Heap-Based Buffer Over-Read in dict.c

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

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.

References (7)

Core 7
Core References
Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=749115
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3593
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2994-1
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/03/5
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-37
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/82071

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.0857
EPSS Percentile 92.5%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

Status published
Products (7)
canonical/ubuntu_linux 12.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux 14.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux 15.10
canonical/ubuntu_linux 16.04
debian/debian_linux 8.0
rubygems/nokogiri 1.6.0 - 1.6.8RubyGems
xmlsoft/libxml2 < 2.9.4
Published Apr 13, 2016
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026