Vulnerability · Published Jan 23, 2022 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2022-23850
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in the epub2txt package (Alpine). 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 59% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.9%top 41.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
xhtml_translate_entity in xhtml.c in epub2txt (aka epub2txt2) through 2.02 allows a stack-based buffer overflow via a crafted EPUB document.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.20 | epub2txt | 2.06-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-23850 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | epub2txt | 2.06-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-23850 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | epub2txt | 2.06-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-23850 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | epub2txt | 2.06-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-23850 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | epub2txt | 2.06-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-23850 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/121.html x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/kevinboone/epub2txt2/issues/17 x_refsource_MISC