CVE catalog

CVE-2015-5522

Security update for tidy

Severity: Unknown
Published: Jul 16, 2015, 12:00:00 AM UTC
Updated: Apr 22, 2026, 10:14:13 AM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 4.63% · Oct 25, 2026

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.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Ubuntu	tidy	14.04	`20091223cvs-1.2`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	tidy	14.04	`20091223cvs-1.2ubuntu1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	tidy	14.04	`20091223cvs-1.2ubuntu1.1`	fixed
Ubuntu	tidy	14.04	`20091223cvs-1.2`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	tidy	14.04	`20091223cvs-1.2ubuntu1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	tidy	14.04	`20091223cvs-1.2ubuntu1.1`	fixed
Debian	tidy	7	`20091223cvs-1.2`	vulnerable
Debian	tidy	7	`20091223cvs-1.2+deb7u1`	fixed
Debian	tidy	8	`20091223cvs-1.4`	vulnerable
Debian	tidy	8	`20091223cvs-1.4+deb8u1`	fixed
Debian	tidy	6.0	`20091223cvs-1`	vulnerable
Debian	tidy	6.0	`20091223cvs-1+deb6u1`	fixed
Suse	tidy	linux enterprise software development kit 12	`1.0.20100204cvs-25.3`	fixed
Opensuse	tidy	tumbleweed	`5.2.0-2.3`	fixed
Suse	tidy	linux enterprise software development kit 11 sp3	`1.0-37.1`	fixed
Suse	tidy	linux enterprise software development kit 11 sp4	`1.0-37.1`	fixed
Suse	tidy	linux enterprise desktop 11 sp3	`1.0-37.1`	fixed
Suse	tidy	linux enterprise desktop 11 sp4	`1.0-37.1`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Ubuntu	tidy	deb	14.04	`20091223cvs-1.2ubuntu1.1`	Not reported	UBUNTU-CVE-2015-5522	Not reported
Ubuntu	tidy	deb	14.04	`20091223cvs-1.2ubuntu1.1`	Not reported	USN-2695-1	Not reported
Debian	tidy	deb	7	`20091223cvs-1.2+deb7u1`	Not reported	DSA-3309-1	Not reported
Debian	tidy	deb	8	`20091223cvs-1.4+deb8u1`	Not reported	DSA-3309-1	Not reported
Debian	tidy	deb	6.0	`20091223cvs-1+deb6u1`	Not reported	DLA-273-1	Not reported
Suse	tidy	rpm	linux enterprise software development kit 12	`1.0.20100204cvs-25.3`	Not reported	SUSE-SU-2015:1513-1	Not reported
Opensuse	tidy	rpm	tumbleweed	`5.2.0-2.3`	Not reported	OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10210-1	Not reported
Suse	tidy	rpm	linux enterprise software development kit 11 sp3	`1.0-37.1`	Not reported	SUSE-SU-2015:1525-1	Not reported
Suse	tidy	rpm	linux enterprise software development kit 11 sp4	`1.0-37.1`	Not reported	SUSE-SU-2015:1525-1	Not reported
Suse	tidy	rpm	linux enterprise desktop 11 sp3	`1.0-37.1`	Not reported	SUSE-SU-2015:1525-1	Not reported
Suse	tidy	rpm	linux enterprise desktop 11 sp4	`1.0-37.1`	Not reported	SUSE-SU-2015:1525-1	Not reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

[openSUSE Tumbleweed]

[libtidy58]Unknown
Source package: [tidy]
Details (1)
- 5.8.0-2.5 · x86_64 · tumbleweed
  Unknown · Fixed: 5.2.0-2.3
  Version impact unknown
  pypi · tidy · opensuse · tumbleweed
[libtidy-devel]Unknown
Source package: [tidy]
Details (1)
- 5.8.0-2.5 · x86_64 · tumbleweed
  Unknown · Fixed: 5.2.0-2.3
  Version impact unknown
  pypi · tidy · opensuse · tumbleweed
[tidy-doc]Unknown
Source package: [tidy]
Details (1)
- 5.8.0-2.5 · noarch · tumbleweed
  Unknown · Fixed: 5.2.0-2.3
  Version impact unknown
  pypi · tidy · opensuse · tumbleweed
[tidy]Fixed
Source package: [tidy]
Details (1)
- 5.8.0-2.5 · x86_64 · tumbleweed
  Fixed · Fixed: 5.2.0-2.3
  pypi · tidy · opensuse · tumbleweed

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:15:54 PM UTC

References

[FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]