Buffer overflow in Apple Iphone OS
CVE-2015-5523
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.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.038 (89.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Apple Iphone_os
- Apple Mac_os_x
- Apple Watchos
- Htacg Tidy
- Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 12.04, 14.04, 15.04
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 7.0, 8.0
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Exploit)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_APPLE, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Exploit)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_APPLE, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-5523?
- CVE-2015-5523 is a vulnerability in Apple Iphone OS, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2015-08-11.
- Is CVE-2015-5523 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.