What is CVE-2021-26259?

CVE-2021-26259 is a high-severity vulnerability in Htmldoc_project Htmldoc, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-03-03.

How severe is CVE-2021-26259?

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

Buffer overflow in Htmldoc_project Htmldoc

CVE-2021-26259

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

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.011 (63.0th 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
N/a Htmldoc — versions v1.9.12

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-26259?: CVE-2021-26259 is a high-severity vulnerability in Htmldoc_project Htmldoc, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-03-03.
How severe is CVE-2021-26259?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.