Name: CVE-2021-43579: Out-of-bounds Write
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2021-11-12T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2021-43579, CWE-787, CVSS 7.8, EPSS 0.07349

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.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.8
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Debian	—	Upgrade htmldoc	Feb 28, 2022	Jan 10, 2022
Gentoo Linux	—	Upgrade app-text/htmldoc.	May 6, 2024	Jan 10, 2022
Suse	—	Upgrade htmldoc	Feb 18, 2022	Jan 10, 2022
Ubuntu	—	Upgrade htmldoc (Ubuntu Pro)	Jan 9, 2025	Jan 10, 2022

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CVSS Details

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