CVE-2017-13692 Denial of service in n/a
Attackers can cause a denial of service via segmentation fault in the IsURLCodePoint function of the Tidy library.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-13692?
CVE-2017-13692 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 Aug 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In Tidy 5.5.31, the IsURLCodePoint function in attrs.c allows attackers to cause a denial of service (Segmentation Fault), as demonstrated by an invalid ISALNUM argument.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-13692?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Htacg Tidy.
How do I fix CVE-2017-13692?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-13692 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2017-13692 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-13692 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p4rg-78qv-f5g4.