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.
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Affected Vendors & Products
Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DLA |
DLA-273-1 | tidy security update |
Debian DSA |
DSA-3309-1 | tidy security update |
EUVD |
EUVD-2015-5478 | 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. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-2695-1 | HTML Tidy vulnerabilities |
Fixes
Solution
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Workaround
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T06:50:02.823Z
Reserved: 2015-07-14T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2015-5523
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Status : Deferred
Published: 2015-08-11T14:59:15.430
Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837
Link: CVE-2015-5523
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Debian DLA
Debian DSA
EUVD
Ubuntu USN