CVE-2017-17497
published 2017-12-10CVE-2017-17497: In Tidy 5.7.0, the prvTidyTidyMetaCharset function in clean.c allows attackers to cause a denial of service (Segmentation Fault), because the currentNode…
PriorityP429high7.5CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRNUINSUCNINAH
EPSS
1.38%
69.3th percentile
In Tidy 5.7.0, the prvTidyTidyMetaCharset function in clean.c allows attackers to cause a denial of service (Segmentation Fault), because the currentNode variable in the "children of the head" processing feature is modified in the loop without validating the new value.
Affected
6 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | tidy-html5 | < tidy-html5 2:5.6.0-3 (bookworm) | tidy-html5 2:5.6.0-3 (bookworm) |
| htacg | tidy | — | — |
| htacg | tidy-html5 | >= 0 < 2:5.6.0-3 | 2:5.6.0-3 |
| htacg | tidy-html5 | >= 0 < 2:5.6.0-3 | 2:5.6.0-3 |
| htacg | tidy-html5 | >= 0 < 2:5.6.0-3 | 2:5.6.0-3 |
| htacg | tidy-html5 | >= 0 < 2:5.6.0-3 | 2:5.6.0-3 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.17.5HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvdv2.05.0MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
osv7.5HIGH
vendor_debian7.5HIGH
vendor_redhat7.5HIGH
Stop checking back — get the weekly exploitation signal.
Every Monday: what got weaponized or added to CISA KEV in the last seven days — each CVE cross-linked to its PoC, Nuclei template, and detection rule. Free, one email a week, unsubscribe in one click.
Red Hat
tidy: Segmentation fault in the prvTidyTidyMetaCharset function
vendor_redhat·2017-12-09·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2017-17497 [HIGH] CWE-20 tidy: Segmentation fault in the prvTidyTidyMetaCharset function
tidy: Segmentation fault in the prvTidyTidyMetaCharset function
In Tidy 5.7.0, the prvTidyTidyMetaCharset function in clean.c allows attackers to cause a denial of service (Segmentation Fault), because the currentNode variable in the "children of the head" processing feature is modified in the loop without validating the new value.
Package: tidy (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Not affected
Debian
CVE-2017-17497: tidy-html5 - In Tidy 5.7.0, the prvTidyTidyMetaCharset function in clean.c allows attackers t...
vendor_debian·2017·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2017-17497 [HIGH] CVE-2017-17497: tidy-html5 - In Tidy 5.7.0, the prvTidyTidyMetaCharset function in clean.c allows attackers t...
In Tidy 5.7.0, the prvTidyTidyMetaCharset function in clean.c allows attackers to cause a denial of service (Segmentation Fault), because the currentNode variable in the "children of the head" processing feature is modified in the loop without validating the new value.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 2:5.6.0-3)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 2:5.6.0-3)
forky: resolved (fixed in 2:5.6.0-3)
sid: resolved (fixed in 2:5.6.0-3)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 2:5.6.0-3)
GHSA
GHSA-xj89-pr57-g8p3: In Tidy 5
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-13
CVE-2017-17497 [HIGH] CWE-119 GHSA-xj89-pr57-g8p3: In Tidy 5
In Tidy 5.7.0, the prvTidyTidyMetaCharset function in clean.c allows attackers to cause a denial of service (Segmentation Fault), because the currentNode variable in the "children of the head" processing feature is modified in the loop without validating the new value.
OSV
CVE-2017-17497: In Tidy 5
osv·2017-12-10·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2017-17497 [HIGH] CVE-2017-17497: In Tidy 5
In Tidy 5.7.0, the prvTidyTidyMetaCharset function in clean.c allows attackers to cause a denial of service (Segmentation Fault), because the currentNode variable in the "children of the head" processing feature is modified in the loop without validating the new value.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2017-17497 tidy: Segmentation fault in the prvTidyTidyMetaCharset function
bugzilla·2017-12-11·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2017-17497 [HIGH] CVE-2017-17497 tidy: Segmentation fault in the prvTidyTidyMetaCharset function
CVE-2017-17497 tidy: Segmentation fault in the prvTidyTidyMetaCharset function
In Tidy 5.7.0, the prvTidyTidyMetaCharset function in clean.c allows attackers to cause a denial of service (Segmentation Fault), because the currentNode variable in the "children of the head" processing feature is modified in the loop without validating the new value.
Upstream issue:
https://github.com/htacg/tidy-html5/issues/656
Discussion:
Created tidy tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: epel-7 [bug 1485858]
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1485859]
Bugzilla
CVE-2017-13692 CVE-2017-17497 tidy: various flaws [epel-7]
bugzilla·2017-08-28·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2017-13692 [HIGH] CVE-2017-13692 CVE-2017-17497 tidy: various flaws [epel-7]
CVE-2017-13692 CVE-2017-17497 tidy: various flaws [epel-7]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of epel-7.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
Please also mention the CVE IDs being fixed in the RPM changelog and the
fedpkg commit message.
Discussion:
Use the following template to for the 'fedpkg update' request
Bugzilla
CVE-2017-13692 CVE-2017-17497 tidy: various flaws [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2017-08-28·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2017-13692 [HIGH] CVE-2017-13692 CVE-2017-17497 tidy: various flaws [fedora-all]
CVE-2017-13692 CVE-2017-17497 tidy: various flaws [fedora-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of fedora-all.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
Please also mention the CVE IDs being fixed in the RPM changelog and the
fedpkg commit message.
NOTE: this issue affects multiple supported versions of Fedora. Whi
2017-12-10
Published