CVE-2022-28085
HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: April 27, 2022 at 02:19 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:37 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsProject HtmldocProject Htmldoc
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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
Description
A flaw was found in htmldoc commit 31f7804. A heap buffer overflow in the function pdf_write_names in ps-pdf.cxx may lead to arbitrary code execution and Denial of Service (DoS).
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 1.9.16
Affected range stops below 1.9.16, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 1.9.16
Affected range stops below 1.9.16, 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:
Patch and advisory references
References (2)
x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/michaelrsweet/htmldoc/commit/46c8ec2b9bccb8ccabff52d998c5eee77a228348x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/michaelrsweet/htmldoc/issues/480CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-787
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