CVE-2015-8710 (GCVE-0-2015-8710)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-04-11 21:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 08:29
VLAI?
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 ?
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
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