CVE-2024-46478 Affecting htmldoc package, versions <1.9.18-3


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on default assessment until relevant scores are available.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (12th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-HTMLDOC-8305686
  • published26 Oct 2024
  • disclosed24 Oct 2024

Introduced: 24 Oct 2024

CVE-2024-46478  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:unstable htmldoc to version 1.9.18-3 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.

HTMLDOC v1.9.18 contains a buffer overflow in parse_pre function,ps-pdf.cxx:5681.