CVE-2021-23191
HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: March 2, 2022 at 10:28 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:38 AM UTC
3 products affected across 3 vendorsProject HtmldocProject HtmldocProject Htmldoc
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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
Description
A security issue was found in htmldoc v1.9.12 and before. A NULL pointer dereference in the function image_load_jpeg() in image.cxx may result in denial of service.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v ≤ 1.9.12
v ≤ 1.9.12
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (4)
x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1967022x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/michaelrsweet/htmldoc/commit/369b2ea1fd0d0537ba707f20a2f047b6afd2fbdcx_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/michaelrsweet/htmldoc/issues/415x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-23191CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-476
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