Out-of-bounds Read Affecting htmldoc package, versions <1.8.27-8ubuntu1.1+esm3


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.14% (35th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-HTMLDOC-2399680
  • published22 Mar 2026
  • disclosed9 Feb 2022

Introduced: 9 Feb 2022

CVE-2022-0534  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 htmldoc to version 1.8.27-8ubuntu1.1+esm3 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 Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

A vulnerability was found in htmldoc version 1.9.15 where the stack out-of-bounds read takes place in gif_get_code() and occurs when opening a malicious GIF file, which can result in a crash (segmentation fault).

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1