A flaw was found in htmldoc before v1.9.12. Heap buffer overflow in pspdf_prepare_outpages(), in ps-pdf.cxx may lead to execute arbitrary code and denial of service.

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-202405-07 (HTMLDOC: Multiple Vulnerabilities)

    Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in HTMLDOC. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced     below for details.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Gentoo Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 ESM host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-5438-2 advisory.

    USN-5438-1 fixed a vulnerability in HTMLDOC. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu     14.04 ESM and Ubuntu 16.04 ESM.



Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Ubuntu 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-5438-1 advisory.

    It was discovered that HTMLDOC did not properly manage memory under certain circumstances. If a user were     tricked into opening a specially crafted HTML file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to     cause HTMLDOC to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Debian 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dla-2700 advisory.

    A buffer overflow was discovered in HTMLDOC, a HTML processor that generates indexed HTML, PS, and PDF,     which could potentially result in the execution of arbitrary code. In addition a number of crashes were     addressed. For Debian 9 stretch, these problems have been fixed in version 1.8.27-8+deb9u1. We recommend     that you upgrade your htmldoc packages. For the detailed security status of htmldoc please refer to its     security tracker page at: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/htmldoc Further information about     Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions     can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

A buffer overflow was discovered in HTMLDOC, a HTML processor that generates indexed HTML, PS, and PDF, which could potentially result in the execution of arbitrary code. In addition a number of crashes were addressed.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
194977	GLSA-202405-07 : HTMLDOC: Multiple Vulnerabilities	Nessus	Gentoo Local Security Checks	critical
183561	Ubuntu 16.04 ESM : HTMLDOC vulnerability (USN-5438-2)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	critical
161446	Ubuntu 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS : HTMLDOC vulnerability (USN-5438-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	critical
151219	Debian DLA-2700-1 : htmldoc - LTS security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	critical
150706	Debian DSA-4928-1 : htmldoc - security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	critical

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