CVE-2021-23206

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: March 2, 2022 at 10:25 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 flaw was found in htmldoc in v1.9.12 and prior. A stack buffer overflow in parse_table() in ps-pdf.cxx may lead to execute arbitrary code and denial of service.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (4)

x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1967028
x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/michaelrsweet/htmldoc/issues/416
x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-23206

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-121CWE-787

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