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.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.06052.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendors Products
Canonical
  • Ubuntu Linux
Debian
  • Debian Linux
Xmlsoft
  • Libxml2

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

OR cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*

Configuration 3 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-503-1 libxml2 security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3593-1 libxml2 security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-0444 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.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-7hp2-xwpj-95jq Denial of service or RCE from libxml2 and libxslt
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2994-1 libxml2 vulnerabilities
Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References
Link Providers
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/03/5 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/82071 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2994-1 cve-icon cve-icon
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=749115 cve-icon cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8806 cve-icon
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-37 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8806 cve-icon
https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3593 cve-icon cve-icon
History

No history.

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: debian

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T08:29:22.040Z

Reserved: 2016-02-03T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2015-8806

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2016-04-13T17:59:07.460

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2015-8806

cve-icon Redhat

Severity :

Publid Date: 2016-01-26T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2015-8806 - Bugzilla

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