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.
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EUVD |
EUVD-2015-8587 | 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. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-2875-1 | libxml2 vulnerabilities |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: debian
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T08:29:20.694Z
Reserved: 2015-12-31T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2015-8710
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Status : Deferred
Published: 2016-04-11T21:59:15.667
Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837
Link: CVE-2015-8710
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