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CVE-2022-28085 (GCVE-0-2022-28085)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-04-27 02:19 – Updated: 2024-08-03 05:48
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Summary
A flaw was found in htmldoc commit 31f7804. A heap buffer overflow in the function pdf_write_names in ps-pdf.cxx may lead to arbitrary code execution and Denial of Service (DoS).
Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
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