CVE-2021-40985 Information

Description

A stack-based buffer under-read in htmldoc before 1.9.12 allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted BMP image to image_load_bmp.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Reference

https://github.com/michaelrsweet/htmldoc/commit/f12b9666e582a8e7b70f11b28e5ffc49ad625d43 https://github.com/michaelrsweet/htmldoc/issues/444 https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/02/msg00022.html

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

NONE

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

5.5