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CVE-2015-8806

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 4.96%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2016-04-13 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5. It may be remotely exploitable. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2015-8806
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.5
EPSS
4.96%

Original NVD Description

dict.c in libxml2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via an unexpected character immediately after the "<!DOCTYPE html" substring in a crafted HTML document.