VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2015-8806
CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability4.96%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2016-04-13
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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.
Primary references
- security@debian.org — Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- security@debian.org — Third Party Advisory
- security@debian.org — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- security@debian.org — Third Party Advisory
- security@debian.org — Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- security@debian.org — Third Party Advisory
- security@debian.org — Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory