Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') Affecting htmldoc package, versions <1.9.15-1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (29th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-HTMLDOC-2441362
  • published6 Apr 2022
  • disclosed4 Apr 2022

Introduced: 4 Apr 2022

CVE-2022-24191  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-835  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:unstable htmldoc to version 1.9.15-1 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:unstable relevant fixed versions and status.

In HTMLDOC 1.9.14, an infinite loop in the gif_read_lzw function can lead to a pointer arbitrarily pointing to heap memory and resulting in a buffer overflow.

CVSS Scores

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