CVE-2015-8710

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    CVE-2015-8710

    Published: 11 Apr 2016Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: The htmlParseComment function in HTMLparser.c in libxml2 allows attackers to obtain sensitive information, cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds heap memory access and application crash), or possibly have unspecified other impact via an unclosed HTML comment.

    References: http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1089.html, http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3430, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79811, https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=e724879d964d774df9b7969fc846605aa1bac54c, https://hackerone.com/reports/57125#activity-384861, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/19/4, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/13/1, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/31/7, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/19/4, https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=746048

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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