Out-of-bounds write in Htmlcleaner - CVE-2023-34624
Published: August 28, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU80044
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-34624
CWE-ID: CWE-787
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing untrusted input. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted object that uses cyclic dependencies to the application, trigger an out-of-bounds write and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Affected software
Htmlcleaner
Debian Linux
Ubuntu
Oracle Agile PLM Framework
libhtmlcleaner-java (Ubuntu package)
libhtmlcleaner-java (Debian package)
Debian Linux
Ubuntu
Oracle Agile PLM Framework
libhtmlcleaner-java (Ubuntu package)
libhtmlcleaner-java (Debian package)
How to mitigate CVE-2023-34624
Install updates from vendor's website.
Htmlcleaner - update to 2.29
libhtmlcleaner-java (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions Ubuntu Pro, 2.24-1+deb11u1build0.22.04.1
libhtmlcleaner-java (Debian package) - addressed in versions 2.24-1+deb11u1, 2.26-1+deb12u1
libhtmlcleaner-java (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions Ubuntu Pro, 2.24-1+deb11u1build0.22.04.1
libhtmlcleaner-java (Debian package) - addressed in versions 2.24-1+deb11u1, 2.26-1+deb12u1