CVE-2021-43579
HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: November 12, 2021 at 05:49 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:11 AM UTC
3 products affected across 3 vendorsDebian LinuxProject HtmldocProject Htmldoc
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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 7%
Description
A stack-based buffer overflow in image_load_bmp() in HTMLDOC <= 1.9.13 results in remote code execution if the victim converts an HTML document linking to a crafted BMP file.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (5)
x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/michaelrsweet/htmldoc/commit/27d08989a5a567155d506ac870ae7d8cc88fa58bx_refsource_MISCRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/michaelrsweet/htmldoc/compare/v1.9.12...v1.9.13x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/michaelrsweet/htmldoc/issues/453x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/michaelrsweet/htmldoc/issues/456Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/02/msg00022.htmlCVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-787
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