Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.precise:def:20155523000
Revision Date:2015-08-11Version:1
Title:CVE-2015-5523 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) - low.
Description: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.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2015-5523
Platform(s):Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) is installed.
  • AND The 'tidy' package in precise was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '20091223cvs-1ubuntu2.1').
  • BACK