Out-of-bounds Write Affecting htmldoc package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.64% (81st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2004-HTMLDOC-1926067
  • published24 Nov 2021
  • disclosed10 Jan 2022

Introduced: 24 Nov 2021

CVE-2021-43579  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (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.

A stack-based buffer overflow in image_load_bmp() in HTMLDOC <= 1.9.13 results in remote code execution if the victim converts an HTML document linking to a crafted BMP file.

CVSS Base Scores

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