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CVE-2015-8710

libxml2: out-of-bounds memory access when parsing an unclosed HTML comment

Published Modified CWE 119
In the Trivy database since at least 24 Oct 2026, 07:11 UTCWhen it arrived before that build is not recorded.

Severity by source

NVD9.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Red Hat5.8AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P

Trivy's own label is CRITICAL. Rated critical by NVD. Rated lower by Red Hat (medium), Amazon (medium), Ubuntu (medium).

Description

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.

Affected packages and fixed versions

SourcePackageFixed in
amazon linux 2libxml2, libxml2-debuginfo, libxml2-devel and 2 more2.9.1-6.amzn2.3.2
debian 11libxml22.9.2+really2.9.1+dfsg1-0.1
debian 12libxml22.9.2+really2.9.1+dfsg1-0.1
debian 13libxml22.9.2+really2.9.1+dfsg1-0.1
debian 14libxml22.9.2+really2.9.1+dfsg1-0.1
debian 7libxml22.8.0+dfsg1-7+wheezy5
debian 8libxml22.9.1+dfsg1-5+deb8u1
echolibxml2, libxml2-2.9.12.9.2+really2.9.1+dfsg1-0.1 and 1 more
root.io debian 11rootio-libxml22.9.2+really2.9.1+dfsg1-0.1
root.io debian 12rootio-libxml22.9.2+really2.9.1+dfsg1-0.1
root.io debian 13rootio-libxml22.9.2+really2.9.1+dfsg1-0.1
seal Red Hat 6libxml2, seal-libxml22.7.6-21.el6_8.1+sp999
Show all 23 entries from 17 sources
SourcePackageFixed in
amazon linux 2libxml22.9.1-6.amzn2.3.2
amazon linux 2libxml2-debuginfo2.9.1-6.amzn2.3.2
amazon linux 2libxml2-devel2.9.1-6.amzn2.3.2
amazon linux 2libxml2-python2.9.1-6.amzn2.3.2
amazon linux 2libxml2-static2.9.1-6.amzn2.3.2
debian 11libxml22.9.2+really2.9.1+dfsg1-0.1
debian 12libxml22.9.2+really2.9.1+dfsg1-0.1
debian 13libxml22.9.2+really2.9.1+dfsg1-0.1
debian 14libxml22.9.2+really2.9.1+dfsg1-0.1
debian 7libxml22.8.0+dfsg1-7+wheezy5
debian 8libxml22.9.1+dfsg1-5+deb8u1
echolibxml22.9.2+really2.9.1+dfsg1-0.1
echolibxml2-2.9.12.9.1+e1
root.io debian 11rootio-libxml22.9.2+really2.9.1+dfsg1-0.1
root.io debian 12rootio-libxml22.9.2+really2.9.1+dfsg1-0.1
root.io debian 13rootio-libxml22.9.2+really2.9.1+dfsg1-0.1
seal Red Hat 6libxml22.7.6-21.el6_8.1+sp999
seal Red Hat 6seal-libxml22.7.6-21.el6_8.1+sp999
ubuntu 12.04libxml22.7.8.dfsg-5.1ubuntu4.14
ubuntu 14.04libxml22.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.7
ubuntu 14.04-ESMlibxml22.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.7
ubuntu 15.04libxml22.9.2+dfsg1-3ubuntu0.3
ubuntu 15.10libxml22.9.2+zdfsg1-4ubuntu0.3

References

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