CVE-2015-8710: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

April 11, 2016 (updated February 26, 2020)

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.

References

nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8710

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