CVE-2022-24191
MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: April 4, 2022 at 10:33 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:31 AM UTC
3 products affected across 3 vendorsFedoraProject HtmldocProject Htmldoc
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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.7%
Description
In HTMLDOC 1.9.14, an infinite loop in the gif_read_lzw function can lead to a pointer arbitrarily pointing to heap memory and resulting in a buffer overflow.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
95%
v < 1.9.15
Affected range stops below 1.9.15, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 1.9.15
Affected range stops below 1.9.15, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (2)
x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/michaelrsweet/htmldoc/issues/470Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6RPDZLHOMPSA2LBXXFTZ5UADZWGYYWH7/CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-835
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