CVE-2024-46478 Affecting htmldoc package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Not Defined
EPSS
0.04% (12th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2404-HTMLDOC-8304351
  • published20 Feb 2025
  • disclosed24 Oct 2024

Introduced: 24 Oct 2024

CVE-2024-46478  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Ubuntu:24.04 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:24.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

HTMLDOC v1.9.18 contains a buffer overflow in parse_pre function,ps-pdf.cxx:5681.