CVE-2015-5522

tidy: heap buffer overflow in ParseValue()

Published Aug 11, 2015 CVSS 2.0 · 6.8 Medium EPSS 4.6% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-273-1 tidy security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3309-1 tidy security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2015-5477 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2695-1 HTML Tidy vulnerabilities
History

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 6:50 AM
Reserved
Jul 14, 2015, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Aug 11, 2015, 2:59 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:29 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Jun 3, 2015, 12:00 AM