CVE-2015-8710
Published: 23 December 2015
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.
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| jdstrand | these missed OTA9 in vivid/stable-phone-overlay and should be included in OTA9.5 via https://launchpad.net/~ci-train-ppa-service/+archive/ubuntu/stable-snapshot/+packages these landed in rc-proposed r385 on krillin: http://people.canonical.com/~lzemczak/landing-team/ubuntu-touch/rc-proposed/ubuntu/krillin/385.commitlog |
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
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libxml2 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Released
(2.7.8.dfsg-5.1ubuntu4.14)
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| trusty |
Released
(2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.7)
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| upstream |
Released
(2.9.2+really2.9.1+dfsg1-0.1)
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| vivid |
Released
(2.9.2+dfsg1-3ubuntu0.3)
|
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| wily |
Released
(2.9.2+zdfsg1-4ubuntu0.3)
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Patches: upstream: https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=e724879d964d774df9b7969fc846605aa1bac54c |
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Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 9.8 |
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |