Vulnerability in Xmlsoft Libxml2
CVE-2015-8806
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.
EPSS: 0.050 (91.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Xmlsoft Libxml2
- Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 12.04, 14.04, 15.10
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 8.0
- N/a — versions n/a
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security@debian.org (x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- security@debian.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- security@debian.org (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- security@debian.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
- security@debian.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- security@debian.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
- security@debian.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-8806?
- CVE-2015-8806 is a high-severity vulnerability in Xmlsoft Libxml2. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-04-13.
- How severe is CVE-2015-8806?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2015-8806 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.