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CVE DATABASE  /  CVE-2021-40985

CVE-2021-40985

CVSS 5.5 · MEDIUM

Summary

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 3.1 breakdown

Base score5.5 (MEDIUM)
VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vectorLOCAL
Attack complexityLOW
Privileges requiredNONE
User interactionREQUIRED
ScopeUNCHANGED
ConfidentialityNONE
IntegrityNONE
AvailabilityHIGH

Weakness type (CWE)

Affected products

Htmldoc_project htmldocDebian debian linux
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References

Data: NIST NVD. NVD last modified 2024-11-21. Always verify against the vendor advisory before acting.

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