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


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Not Defined
EPSS
0.06% (31st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2004-HTMLDOC-2399676
  • published20 Feb 2025
  • 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?

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 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 Scores

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