CVE-2015-8806

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    CVE-2015-8806

    Published: 13 Apr 2016Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/03/5, http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/82071, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2994-1, https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=749115, https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-37, https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3593, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/03/5, https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=749115

    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