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).
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/michaelrsweet/htmldoc/issues/463
Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/michaelrsweet/htmldoc/commit/312f0f9c12f26fbe015cd0e6cefa40e4b99017d9
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/02/msg00022.html
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0014
EPSS Percentile
34.0%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-125
Status
published
Products (2)
debian/debian_linux
9.0
htmldoc_project/htmldoc
1.9.15
Published
Feb 09, 2022
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026