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CVE-2021-43579

high

Description

A stack-based buffer overflow in image_load_bmp() in HTMLDOC <= 1.9.13 results in remote code execution if the victim converts an HTML document linking to a crafted BMP file.

References

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/02/msg00022.html

https://github.com/michaelrsweet/htmldoc/compare/v1.9.12...v1.9.13

https://github.com/michaelrsweet/htmldoc/commit/27d08989a5a567155d506ac870ae7d8cc88fa58b

https://github.com/michaelrsweet/htmldoc/issues/456

https://github.com/michaelrsweet/htmldoc/issues/453

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2022-01-10

Updated: 2024-11-21

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.0091