What is CVE-2021-26252?

CVE-2021-26252 is a high-severity vulnerability in Htmldoc_project Htmldoc, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-02-24.

How severe is CVE-2021-26252?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Htmldoc_project Htmldoc

CVE-2021-26252

A flaw was found in htmldoc in v1.9.12. Heap buffer overflow in pspdf_prepare_page(),in ps-pdf.cxx may lead to execute arbitrary code and denial of service.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.010 (57.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Htmldoc_project Htmldoc — versions 1.9.12
Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 34
Redhat Enterprise_linux — versions 7.0
N/a Htmldoc — versions htmldoc 1.9.15

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

secalert@redhat.com (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-26252?: CVE-2021-26252 is a high-severity vulnerability in Htmldoc_project Htmldoc, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-02-24.
How severe is CVE-2021-26252?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.