CVE-2021-43579

Published: 10 January 2022

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.

Priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.8

Score breakdown

Status

Package	Release	Status
htmldoc Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	bionic	Needed
	focal	Needed
	hirsute	Ignored (end of life)
	impish	Ignored (end of life)
	jammy	Needs triage
	kinetic	Ignored (end of life, was needs-triage)
	lunar	Not vulnerable (1.9.16-1)
	mantic	Not vulnerable (1.9.16-1)
	trusty	Needed
	upstream	Released (1.9.13-1)
	xenial	Needs triage

Severity score breakdown

Parameter	Value
Base score	7.8
Attack vector	Local
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges required	None
User interaction	Required
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	High
Integrity impact	High
Availability impact	High
Vector	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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