CVE-2009-3050

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    CVE-2009-3050

    Published: 2 Sept 2009Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: Buffer overflow in the set_page_size function in util.cxx in HTMLDOC 1.8.27 and earlier allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long MEDIA SIZE comment. NOTE: it was later reported that there were additional vectors in htmllib.cxx and ps-pdf.cxx using an AFM font file with a long glyph name, but these vectors do not cross privilege boundaries.

    References: http://secunia.com/advisories/35780, http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=278186, http://packetstormsecurity.org/0907-exploits/htmldoc-overflow.txt, http://www.htmldoc.org/str.php?L214, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/07/25/3, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/07/26/2, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/01/1

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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