Description
In Tidy 5.7.0, the prvTidyTidyMetaCharset function in clean.c allows attackers to cause a denial of service (Segmentation Fault), because the currentNode variable in the "children of the head" processing feature is modified in the loop without validating the new value.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 7.5/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- https://github.com/htacg/tidy-html5/issues/656Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/htacg/tidy-html5/issues/656Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Dec 10, 2017
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified