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CVE-2015-5523 Detail

Description

The ParseValue function in lexer.c in tidy before 4.9.31 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via vectors involving multiple whitespace characters before an empty href, which triggers a large memory allocation.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00001.html CVE, MITRE Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00005.html CVE, MITRE Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00008.html CVE, MITRE Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3309 CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory 
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/04/2 CVE, MITRE Exploit 
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/13/7 CVE, MITRE Exploit 
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/15/3 CVE, MITRE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75037 CVE, MITRE
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033703 CVE, MITRE
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2695-1 CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory 
https://github.com/htacg/tidy-html5/issues/217#issuecomment-108565501 CVE, MITRE Exploit 
https://support.apple.com/HT205212 CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory 
https://support.apple.com/HT205213 CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory 
https://support.apple.com/HT205267 CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2015-5523
NVD Published Date:
08/11/2015
NVD Last Modified:
04/12/2025
Source:
MITRE