CVE-2021-23206 — Stack-based Buffer Overflow in Project Htmldoc

CWE-121 — Stack-based Buffer OverflowCWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write7 documents6 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
OSV9.8
EPSS
0.3%
top 43.19%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
1
Htmldoc Project Htmldoc
Timeline
PublishedMar 2
Latest updateJan 8

Description

A flaw was found in htmldoc in v1.9.12 and prior. A stack buffer overflow in parse_table() in ps-pdf.cxx may lead to execute arbitrary code and denial of service.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages4 packages

▶Debianhtmldoc_project/htmldoc< 1.9.11-4+3
▶Ubuntuhtmldoc_project/htmldoc< 1.8.27-8ubuntu1+esm3+3
▶CVEListV5htmldoc_project/htmldocAffects v1.9.12 and prior, Fixed in v1.9.12+

Patches

Patch: bugzilla.redhat.com ↗Patch: github.com ↗Patch: bugzilla.redhat.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

4
OSV
HTMLDOC vulnerabilities↗2025-01-08
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GHSA
GHSA-h5p5-cjw3-9266: A flaw was found in htmldoc in v1↗2022-03-04
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OSV
CVE-2021-23206: A flaw was found in htmldoc in v1↗2022-03-02
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CVEList
CVE-2021-23206: A flaw was found in htmldoc in v1↗2022-03-02
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Ubuntu
HTMLDOC vulnerabilities↗2025-01-08
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Debian
CVE-2021-23206: htmldoc - A flaw was found in htmldoc in v1.9.12 and prior. A stack buffer overflow in par...↗2021
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