VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2015-5522
Heap-based buffer overflow in 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 a command character in an href.
MEDIUM 6.8EPSS 4.66%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (4.66%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in 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 a command character in an href.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 4.66% probability · 91th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- htacg/tidy · canonical/ubuntu linux · debian/debian linux · apple/iphone os · apple/mac os x · apple/watchos
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00001.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00005.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00008.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3309Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/04/2Exploit
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/13/7Exploit
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/15/3Exploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75037
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033703
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2695-1Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/htacg/tidy-html5/issues/217Exploit
- https://support.apple.com/HT205212Third Party Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT205213Third Party Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT205267Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00001.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00005.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00008.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3309Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/04/2Exploit
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/13/7Exploit
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/15/3Exploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75037
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033703
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2695-1Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/htacg/tidy-html5/issues/217Exploit
- https://support.apple.com/HT205212Third Party Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT205213Third Party Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT205267Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.