Out-of-bounds Write Affecting htmldoc package, versions <1.9.3-1+deb10u4


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.23% (61st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN10-HTMLDOC-2804926
  • published28 Apr 2022
  • disclosed27 Apr 2022

Introduced: 27 Apr 2022

CVE-2022-28085  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:10 htmldoc to version 1.9.3-1+deb10u4 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream htmldoc package and not the htmldoc package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw was found in htmldoc commit 31f7804. A heap buffer overflow in the function pdf_write_names in ps-pdf.cxx may lead to arbitrary code execution and Denial of Service (DoS).

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