CVE-2015-5523

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…

published August 11, 2015

CVSS
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EPSS
4%
Percentile
90.1
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.03842 · 90.1th percentile
Published
2015-08-11T14:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 11 AUG 14:00Z
    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…
    cvelistv5