CVE-2015-8710

critical

Description

The htmlParseComment function in HTMLparser.c in libxml2 allows attackers to obtain sensitive information, cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds heap memory access and application crash), or possibly have unspecified other impact via an unclosed HTML comment.

References

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https://hackerone.com/reports/57125#activity-384861

https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=e724879d964d774df9b7969fc846605aa1bac54c

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79811

http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3430

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1089.html

https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=746048

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/31/7

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/13/1

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/19/4

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2016-04-11

Updated: 2025-04-12

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.04737