CVE-2015-5523
CVSS V2 Medium 4.3
CVSS V3 None
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.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2015-5523
- Assigner
- cve@mitre.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Modified
- Published Version
- 2015-08-11T14:59:15
- Last Modified Date
- 2016-12-08T03:10:07
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 8.2 | |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 10.6.8 | |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 1.0.1 | |
| cpe:2.3:a:htacg:tidy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 4.9.30 |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- MEDIUM
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- NONE
- Integrity Impact
- NONE
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 4.3
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 8.6
- Impact Score
- 2.9
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/04/2 | Exploit |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2695-1 | Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/15/3 | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3309 | Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/13/7 | Exploit |
| https://github.com/htacg/tidy-html5/issues/217#issuecomment-108565501 | Exploit |
| http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00001.html | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| https://support.apple.com/HT205212 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://support.apple.com/HT205267 | Third Party Advisory |
| http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00008.html | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00005.html | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| https://support.apple.com/HT205213 | Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75037 | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033703 |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5523 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-5523 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 09:57:34 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-02 05:49:59 | 2015-08-11T14:59Z | 2015-08-11T14:59:15 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-02 05:49:59 | 2016-12-08T03:10:07 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-02 05:49:59 | Modified | Vulnerability Status | updated |