Vulnerability identifier: #VU54035
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-122
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
HTMLDOC
Web applications /
Modules and components for CMS
Vendor: Michael R Sweet
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the pspdf_prepare_outpages() function in ps-pdf.cxx. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger heap-based buffer overflow and crash the library.
Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
HTMLDOC: 1.9 - 1.9.11
External links
http://github.com/michaelrsweet/htmldoc/issues/413
http://github.com/michaelrsweet/htmldoc/commit/6e8a95561988500b5b5ae4861b3b0cbf4fba517f
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.