CVE-2015-5523

Description

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 multiple whitespace characters before an empty href, which triggers a large memory allocation.

Weakness classification

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

Primary references

• cve@mitre.org — Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• cve@mitre.org — Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• cve@mitre.org — Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory
• cve@mitre.org — Exploit
• cve@mitre.org — Exploit
• cve@mitre.org
• cve@mitre.org
• cve@mitre.org
• cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory
• cve@mitre.org — Exploit
• cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory