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CVE-2015-8806
Published: Apr 13, 2016
Modified: Aug 6, 2024
PUBLISHED
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=749115
x_refsource_MISC
DSA-3593
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
USN-2994-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
[oss-security] 20160203 Re: Out-of-bounds Read in the libxml2's htmlParseNameComplex() function
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
GLSA-201701-37
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_GENTOO
82071
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
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