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.
Published: 2016-04-13
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: 6.1% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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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
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Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Debian Debian Linux
Xmlsoft Libxml2
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: debian

Published:

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

Reserved: 2016-02-03T00:00:00.000Z

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

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

Links: CVE-2015-8806 - Bugzilla

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