UBUNTU-CVE-2021-23165

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2021-23165

    Published: 16 Mar 2022Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2021-23165

    Summary:

    Details: A flaw was found in htmldoc before v1.9.12. Heap buffer overflow in pspdf_prepare_outpages(), in ps-pdf.cxx may lead to execute arbitrary code and denial of service.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-23165, https://github.com/michaelrsweet/htmldoc/issues/413, https://github.com/michaelrsweet/htmldoc/commit/369b2ea1fd0d0537ba707f20a2f047b6afd2fbdc, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5438-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-23165, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5438-2

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: htmldoc

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]+esm2?arch=source&distro=trusty/esm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.8.27-8ubuntu1+esm2

    Affected versions

    1.8.27-8ubuntu1
    1.8.27-8ubuntu1+esm1

    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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