Out-of-bounds Write Affecting htmldoc package, versions <1.9.2-1ubuntu0.2


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.41% (61st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1804-HTMLDOC-1299977
  • published4 Jun 2021
  • disclosed16 Mar 2022

Introduced: 4 Jun 2021

CVE-2021-23165  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:18.04 htmldoc to version 1.9.2-1ubuntu0.2 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:18.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw was found in htmldoc before v1.9.12. Heap buffer overflow in pspdf_prepare_outpages(), in ps-pdf.cxx may lead to execute arbitrary code and denial of service.

CVSS Base Scores

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