vulnerability

Gentoo Linux: CVE-2021-43579: HTMLDOC: Multiple Vulnerabilities

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Jan 10, 2022
Added
May 6, 2024
Modified
Aug 13, 2025

Description

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.

Solution

gentoo-linux-upgrade-app-text-htmldoc
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