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CVE-2015-8710 (GCVE-0-2015-8710)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-04-11 21:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 08:29
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Summary
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.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
Date Public
2015-04-19 00:00
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      "product_status:known_affected": "2",
      "source": "Red Hat CSAF VEX",
      "status": "final",
      "title": "libxml2: out-of-bounds memory access when parsing an unclosed HTML comment",
      "url": "https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2015/cve-2015-8710.json",
      "version": "3"
    },
    "suse_vex": {
      "aggregate_severity": "moderate",
      "current_release_date": "2026-07-31T01:50:04Z",
      "cve": "CVE-2015-8710",
      "id": "CVE-2015-8710",
      "initial_release_date": "2023-02-15T05:11:21Z",
      "product_status:known_not_affected": "102",
      "product_status:recommended": "169",
      "source": "SUSE CSAF VEX",
      "status": "interim",
      "title": "SUSE CVE CVE-2015-8710",
      "url": "https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf-vex/cve-2015-8710.json",
      "version": "12"
    }
  }
}



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Forecast uses a logistic model when the trend is rising, or an exponential decay model when the trend is falling. Fitted via linearized least squares.

Sightings

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Nomenclature

  • Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
  • Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
  • Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
  • Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
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  • Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.


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