CVE-2009-3050

Description

Buffer overflow in the set_page_size function in util.cxx in HTMLDOC 1.8.27 and earlier allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long MEDIA SIZE comment. NOTE: it was later reported that there were additional vectors in htmllib.cxx and ps-pdf.cxx using an AFM font file with a long glyph name, but these vectors do not cross privilege boundaries.

References

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2009-3034

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/01/1

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/07/26/2

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/07/25/3

http://www.htmldoc.org/str.php?L214

http://secunia.com/advisories/35780

http://packetstormsecurity.org/0907-exploits/htmldoc-overflow.txt

http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=278186

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Risk Information

CVSS v2

CVSS v3

EPSS