CVE-2015-8710

NameCVE-2015-8710
DescriptionThe 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.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDLA-266-1, DSA-3430-1
Debian Bugs782985

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
libxml2 (PTS)jessie, jessie (lts)2.9.1+dfsg1-5+deb8u17fixed
stretch (security)2.9.4+dfsg1-2.2+deb9u7fixed
stretch (lts), stretch2.9.4+dfsg1-2.2+deb9u11fixed
buster, buster (lts)2.9.4+dfsg1-7+deb10u9fixed
buster (security)2.9.4+dfsg1-7+deb10u6fixed
bullseye2.9.10+dfsg-6.7+deb11u4fixed
bullseye (security)2.9.10+dfsg-6.7+deb11u5fixed
bookworm2.9.14+dfsg-1.3~deb12u1fixed
sid, trixie2.12.7+dfsg+really2.9.14-0.2fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
libxml2sourcesqueeze2.7.8.dfsg-2+squeeze12DLA-266-1
libxml2sourcewheezy2.8.0+dfsg1-7+wheezy5DSA-3430-1
libxml2sourcejessie2.9.1+dfsg1-5+deb8u1DSA-3430-1
libxml2source(unstable)2.9.2+really2.9.1+dfsg1-0.1782985

Notes

Added workaround item to reflect entry fixed status, remove once CVE assigned
CVE Request: https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/19/4
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=746048
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/commit/e724879d964d774df9b7969fc846605aa1bac54c

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