Vulnerability · Published Feb 9, 2022 · Assigned by fedora
CVE-2022-0534
Medium 5.5
In plain English
A medium-severity out-of-bounds read in htmldoc. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.9% (higher than 61% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.9%top 38.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A vulnerability was found in htmldoc version 1.9.15 where the stack out-of-bounds read takes place in gif_get_code() and occurs when opening a malicious GIF file, which can result in a crash (segmentation fault).
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | htmldoc | 1.9.15-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-0534 |
| Debian:13 | htmldoc | 1.9.15-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-0534 |
| Debian:14 | htmldoc | 1.9.15-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-0534 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-125
References
- https://github.com/michaelrsweet/htmldoc/issues/463 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/michaelrsweet/htmldoc/commit/312f0f9c12f26fbe015cd0e6cefa40e4b99017d9 x_refsource_MISC
- [debian-lts-announce] 20220226 [SECURITY] [DLA 2928-1] htmldoc security update mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST