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CVE-2015-8806

dict.c in libxml2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application cras

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.

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 0.08565
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  • EPSS percentile: top 7% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Affected Products & Versions

3
xmlsoft libxml2< 2.9.4
canonical ubuntu linuxall versions
debian linuxall versions
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Affected Packages

1
Language-ecosystem packages (from OSV) tied to this CVE, with the version that fixes it - the dependency-level detail NVD doesn’t carry.
RubyGems nokogiri HIGH fixed in 1.6.8
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Scoring & Timeline

7.5
HIGH · CVSS v3.1 · security@debian.org
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD13 Apr 2016 · 05:59 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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Vendor Advisories

5
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2017:2699-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2017:2700-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2016:1604-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2016:1538-1
usnUSN-2994-1
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References & Sources

7
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/03/5Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/82071Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2994-1Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=749115Issue TrackingVendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-37Third Party Advisory
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