What is CVE-2024-46478?

CVE-2024-46478 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Htmldoc_project Htmldoc, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-10-24.

How severe is CVE-2024-46478?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Htmldoc_project Htmldoc

CVE-2024-46478

HTMLDOC v1.9.18 contains a buffer overflow in parse_pre function,ps-pdf.cxx:5681.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.007 (48.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Htmldoc_project Htmldoc — versions 1.9.18
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-120 — Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow)

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
cve@mitre.org (Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-46478?: CVE-2024-46478 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Htmldoc_project Htmldoc, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-10-24.
How severe is CVE-2024-46478?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.