CVE-2019-19630
Published: 8 December 2019
HTMLDOC 1.9.7 allows a stack-based buffer overflow in the hd_strlcpy() function in string.c (when called from render_contents in ps-pdf.cxx) via a crafted HTML document.
From the Ubuntu Security Team
It was dicovered that HTMLDOC has a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability. An attacker could use it create a crafted HTML document that provoke a Denial of Service.
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
htmldoc Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Released
(1.9.2-1ubuntu0.1)
|
| disco |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| eoan |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| focal |
Not vulnerable
(1.9.7-1)
|
|
| groovy |
Not vulnerable
(1.9.7-1)
|
|
| trusty |
Released
(1.8.27-8ubuntu1+esm1)
Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only) |
|
| upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
| xenial |
Released
(1.8.27-8ubuntu1.1)
|
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 7.8 |
| Attack vector | Local |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |