9.8

CVE-2015-8710: debian debian_linux

Modified
AliasesSUSE-SU-2016:0178-1SUSE-SU-2016:0187-1UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8710
Published 11-04-2016Last modified 06-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2015-8710 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 4.92% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Prioritisesevere

Severe, CVSS 9.8 (NVD); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources; EPSS 5% (FIRST, 03-11-2026)

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
9.8/10
010
Critical · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
4.92%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 6 · Related 1
DLA-266-1DSA-3430-1MGASA-2015-0457RHSA-2015:2549RHSA-2015:2550USN-2875-1

Timeline

  1. 11-04-2016
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

4.92%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

92%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 4.92% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Suse30 products
  • libxml2-python&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3< 2.7.6-0.37.4
  • libxml2-python&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP4< 2.7.6-0.37.4
  • libxml2-python&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3< 2.7.6-0.37.4
  • libxml2-python&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3-TERADATA< 2.7.6-0.37.4
  • libxml2-python&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4< 2.7.6-0.37.4
Debian2 products
  • libxml2< 2.9.2+really2.9.1+dfsg1-0.1
  • debian_linuxEOL7.0 | 8.0 | 9.0
Ubuntu1 product
  • libxml2< 2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.7
Xmlsoft1 product

4 vendors · 34 products

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