MEDIUM
tidy: heap buffer overflow in ParseValue()
Published Aug 11, 2015
6.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.66%
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in 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 a command character in an href.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
OR
- 12.04
- 14.04
- 15.04
Configuration 3
OR
- 7.0
- 8.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
tidy
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | tidy | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
6.8 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
4.66% 0.04655
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.04655
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (18 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.66% (0.04655) | 91.46th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.66% (0.04655) | 90.54th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 13, 2026 | 4.41% (0.04407) | 89.10th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 6.47% (0.06473) | 90.75th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 4.19% (0.04193) | 88.42th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 28, 2025 | 6.47% (0.06473) | 90.64th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 27, 2025 | 4.19% (0.04193) | 88.24th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 1, 2025 | 6.47% (0.06473) | 90.74th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 8, 2025 | 4.19% (0.04193) | 88.17th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 25, 2025 | 5.21% (0.05207) | 89.40th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 12.30% (0.12301) | 93.31th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.55% (0.01550) | 87.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 18, 2024 | 1.55% (0.01550) | 87.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 29, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01550) | 85.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.43% (0.01429) | 84.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.41% (0.03407) | 84.65th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.41% (0.03407) | 83.10th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.41% (0.03407) | 66.20th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (2)
References (18)
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00001.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00005.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00008.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3309 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/04/2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTExploit
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/13/7 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTExploit
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/15/3 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTExploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75037 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033703 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2695-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5522 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1228297 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/htacg/tidy-html5/issues/217 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploit
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5522
- https://support.apple.com/HT205212 x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT205213 x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT205267 x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-5522
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Aug 11, 2015
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Jul 14, 2015
Link CVE-2015-5522
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a