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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Information
Published : 2015-08-11 14:59
Updated : 2025-04-12 10:46
NVD link : CVE-2015-5523
Mitre link : CVE-2015-5523
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2015-5523
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Products Affected
apple
- watchos
- mac_os_x
- iphone_os
debian
- debian_linux
htacg
- tidy
canonical
- ubuntu_linux
CWE
CWE-119
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer