CVE-2015-8806
libxml2 - security update
7.5
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 5.0%
Description
dict.c in libxml2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via an unexpected character immediately after the "<!DOCTYPE html" substring in a crafted HTML document.
How to fix CVE-2015-8806
To remediate CVE-2015-8806, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/libxml2—upgrade to 2.9.3+dfsg1-1.1 or later
- —upgrade to 2.8.0+dfsg1-7+wheezy6 or later
- —upgrade to 2.9.1+dfsg1-5+deb8u2 or later
- —upgrade to 1.6.8 or later
Is CVE-2015-8806 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 5.0%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (4)
- from 0, < 2.9.3+dfsg1-1.1
- from 0, < 2.8.0+dfsg1-7+wheezy6
- from 0, < 2.9.1+dfsg1-5+deb8u2
- >= 1.6.0, < 1.6.8
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |