Vulnerability Details : CVE-2021-23206
Potential exploit
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.
Vulnerability category: OverflowMemory CorruptionExecute codeDenial of service
Products affected by CVE-2021-23206
- cpe:2.3:a:htmldoc_project:htmldoc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-23206
0.41%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 59 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2021-23206
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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6.8
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
8.6
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6.4
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NIST | |
7.8
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HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
1.8
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5.9
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2021-23206
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A stack-based buffer overflow condition is a condition where the buffer being overwritten is allocated on the stack (i.e., is a local variable or, rarely, a parameter to a function).Assigned by: secalert@redhat.com (Secondary)
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The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2021-23206
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https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-23206
CVE-2021-23206 | UbuntuThird Party Advisory
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1967028
1967028 – (CVE-2021-23206) CVE-2021-23206 htmldoc: stack-buffer-overflow in function parse_table()Issue Tracking;Patch;Third Party Advisory
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https://github.com/michaelrsweet/htmldoc/commit/ba61a3ece382389ae4482c7027af8b32e8ab4cc8
Fix crash bugs with bogus table attributes (Issue #416) · michaelrsweet/htmldoc@ba61a3e · GitHubPatch;Third Party Advisory
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https://github.com/michaelrsweet/htmldoc/issues/416
AddressSanitizer: stack-buffer-overflow in parse_table ps-pdf.cxx:6611:25 · Issue #416 · michaelrsweet/htmldoc · GitHubExploit;Issue Tracking;Third Party Advisory
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