What is the CVSS score of CVE-2015-5522?

CVE-2015-5522 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.8 (Medium). CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. EPSS exploitation probability: 6.8%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2015-5522?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2015-5522. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 6.8%.

Tidy CVE-2015-5522

MEDIUM

Buffer Overflow (CWE-119)

2015-08-11 cve@mitre.org

Denial Of Service Buffer Overflow Tidy Ubuntu Linux Debian Linux Iphone Os Mac Os X Watchos

6.8

CVSS 2.0 · NVD

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6.8 MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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CVSS VectorNVD

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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CVE Published

Aug 11, 2015 - 14:59 cve.org

MEDIUM 6.8

DescriptionCVE.org

AnalysisAI

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. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Buffer Overflow (CWE-119), which allows attackers to corrupt memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application. 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 include: Htacg Tidy, Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Debian Debian Linux, Apple Iphone Os, Apple Mac Os X. Version information: before 4.9.31.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Use memory-safe languages or bounds-checking. Enable ASLR, DEP/NX, stack canaries. Use safe string functions.