Vulnerability identifier: #VU80044

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-34624

CWE-ID: CWE-787

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Htmlcleaner
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Vendor: Htmlcleaner Project

Description

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.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Htmlcleaner: 2.6 - 2.28

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External links
http://github.com/amplafi/htmlcleaner/issues/13
http://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/08/msg00007.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5471

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Q & A

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.