High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Dec 10, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-17497
CVE-2017-17497
Description
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.
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Affected products
3- Range: <5.7.0
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
1- github.com/htacg/tidy-html5/issues/656nvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
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