diff -r -u libxml2-2.9.1+dfsg1.orig/HTMLparser.c libxml2-2.9.1+dfsg1.SIMPLE_PATCH/HTMLparser.c
--- libxml2-2.9.1+dfsg1.orig/HTMLparser.c	2015-04-14 13:05:01.000000000 +0200
+++ libxml2-2.9.1+dfsg1.SIMPLE_PATCH/HTMLparser.c	2015-04-25 14:29:13.472858931 +0200
@@ -2948,8 +2948,10 @@
 
 
 /**
- * htmlParseCharData:
+ * htmlParseCharDataInternal:
  * @ctxt:  an HTML parser context
+ * @prep:  optional character to be prepended to text, 0 if no character
+ *         shall be prepended
  *
  * parse a CharData section.
  * if we are within a CDATA section ']]>' marks an end of section.
@@ -2958,12 +2960,15 @@
  */
 
 static void
-htmlParseCharData(htmlParserCtxtPtr ctxt) {
-    xmlChar buf[HTML_PARSER_BIG_BUFFER_SIZE + 5];
+htmlParseCharDataInternal(htmlParserCtxtPtr ctxt, char prep) {
+    xmlChar buf[HTML_PARSER_BIG_BUFFER_SIZE + 6];
     int nbchar = 0;
     int cur, l;
     int chunk = 0;
 
+    if (prep)
+	buf[nbchar++] = prep;
+
     SHRINK;
     cur = CUR_CHAR(l);
     while (((cur != '<') || (ctxt->token == '<')) &&
@@ -3043,6 +3048,21 @@
 }
 
 /**
+ * htmlParseCharData:
+ * @ctxt:  an HTML parser context
+ *
+ * parse a CharData section.
+ * if we are within a CDATA section ']]>' marks an end of section.
+ *
+ * [14] CharData ::= [^<&]* - ([^<&]* ']]>' [^<&]*)
+ */
+
+static void
+htmlParseCharData(htmlParserCtxtPtr ctxt) {
+    htmlParseCharDataInternal(ctxt, 0);
+}
+
+/**
  * htmlParseExternalID:
  * @ctxt:  an HTML parser context
  * @publicID:  a xmlChar** receiving PubidLiteral
@@ -4157,14 +4177,27 @@
 	    }
 
 	    /*
-	     * Third case :  a sub-element.
+	     * Third case : (unescaped) stand-alone less-than character.
+	     *              Only if HTML_PARSE_RECOVER option is set.
+	     */
+	    else if (ctxt->recovery && (CUR == '<') &&
+		     (IS_BLANK_CH(NXT(1)) || (NXT(1) == '='))) {
+		htmlParseErr(ctxt, XML_ERR_NAME_REQUIRED,
+			 "htmlParseContent: invalid element name\n",
+			 NULL, NULL);
+		NEXT;
+		htmlParseCharDataInternal(ctxt, '<');
+	    }
+
+	    /*
+	     * Fourth case :  a sub-element.
 	     */
 	    else if (CUR == '<') {
 		htmlParseElement(ctxt);
 	    }
 
 	    /*
-	     * Fourth case : a reference. If if has not been resolved,
+	     * Fifth case : a reference. If if has not been resolved,
 	     *    parsing returns it's Name, create the node
 	     */
 	    else if (CUR == '&') {
@@ -4172,7 +4205,7 @@
 	    }
 
 	    /*
-	     * Fifth case : end of the resource
+	     * Sixth case : end of the resource
 	     */
 	    else if (CUR == 0) {
 		htmlAutoCloseOnEnd(ctxt);
@@ -4567,7 +4600,20 @@
 	    }
 
 	    /*
-	     * Third case :  a sub-element.
+	     * Third case : (unescaped) stand-alone less-than character.
+	     *              Only if HTML_PARSE_RECOVER option is set.
+	     */
+	    else if (ctxt->recovery && (CUR == '<') &&
+		     (IS_BLANK_CH(NXT(1)) || (NXT(1) == '='))) {
+		htmlParseErr(ctxt, XML_ERR_NAME_REQUIRED,
+			 "htmlParseContent: invalid element name\n",
+			 NULL, NULL);
+		NEXT;
+		htmlParseCharDataInternal(ctxt, '<');
+	    }
+
+	    /*
+	     * Fourth case :  a sub-element.
 	     */
 	    else if (CUR == '<') {
 		htmlParseElementInternal(ctxt);
@@ -4578,7 +4624,7 @@
 	    }
 
 	    /*
-	     * Fourth case : a reference. If if has not been resolved,
+	     * Fifth case : a reference. If if has not been resolved,
 	     *    parsing returns it's Name, create the node
 	     */
 	    else if (CUR == '&') {
@@ -4586,7 +4632,7 @@
 	    }
 
 	    /*
-	     * Fifth case : end of the resource
+	     * Sixth case : end of the resource
 	     */
 	    else if (CUR == 0) {
 		htmlAutoCloseOnEnd(ctxt);