Security Advisory
CVE-2015-8710
9.8
CRITICAL
Vulnerability 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.
Published Date
April 11, 2016
Official Source
NIST NVD Advisory