VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2015-5522

CVSS score6.8 MEDIUM
EPSS probability4.63%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2015-08-11
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the ParseValue function in lexer.c in tidy before 4.9.31 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via vectors involving a command character in an href.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

Primary references