Double Free Affecting htmldoc package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.64% (80th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2304-HTMLDOC-5474203
  • published4 Jun 2021
  • disclosed16 Mar 2022

Introduced: 4 Jun 2021

CVE-2021-23158  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-415  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Ubuntu:23.04 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:23.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw was found in htmldoc in v1.9.12. Double-free in function pspdf_export(),in ps-pdf.cxx may result in a write-what-where condition, allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary code and denial of service.

CVSS Scores

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