CVE-2015-5523 | BDVDB-2026-70889 Detail
Description#
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 multiple whitespace characters before an empty href, which triggers a large memory allocation.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033703
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/13/7
- https://support.apple.com/HT205212
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00008.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/04/2
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2695-1
- https://support.apple.com/HT205267
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3309
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00005.html
- https://github.com/htacg/tidy-html5/issues/217#issuecomment-108565501
- https://support.apple.com/HT205213
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75037
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00001.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/15/3
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.