Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting htmldoc package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.04% (76th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2004-HTMLDOC-1244422
  • published9 Apr 2021
  • disclosed5 Apr 2021

Introduced: 5 Apr 2021

CVE-2021-20308  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-190  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Ubuntu:20.04 htmldoc.

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:20.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

Integer overflow in the htmldoc 1.9.11 and before may allow attackers to execute arbitrary code and cause a denial of service that is similar to CVE-2017-9181.

CVSS Base Scores

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