A flaw was found in htmldoc in v1.9.12 and before. Null pointer dereference in file_extension(),in file.c may lead to execute arbitrary code and denial of service.
Published 2022-03-02 23:15:08
Updated 2022-03-10 19:27:16
Source Red Hat, Inc.
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: Memory CorruptionExecute codeDenial of service

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-23180

0.17%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 53 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2021-23180

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
6.8
MEDIUM AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
8.6
6.4
NIST
7.8
HIGH CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
1.8
5.9
NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2021-23180

  • The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources.
    Assigned by: secalert@redhat.com (Secondary)
  • The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.
    Assigned by:
    • nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
    • secalert@redhat.com (Secondary)

References for CVE-2021-23180

Products affected by CVE-2021-23180

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