Description
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.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 9.8/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1089.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3430Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/19/4Mailing List, Patch
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/13/1Mailing List
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/31/7Mailing List
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79811Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=746048Issue Tracking
- https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=e724879d964d774df9b7969fc846605aa1bac54cThird Party Advisory
- https://hackerone.com/reports/57125#activity-384861Third Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1089.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3430Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/19/4Mailing List, Patch
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/13/1Mailing List
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/31/7Mailing List
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79811Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=746048Issue Tracking
- https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=e724879d964d774df9b7969fc846605aa1bac54cThird Party Advisory
- https://hackerone.com/reports/57125#activity-384861Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Apr 11, 2016
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified