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1 vulnerability by htmldoc
CVE-2009-3050 (GCVE-0-2009-3050)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2009-09-02 17:00 – Updated: 2024-09-17 01:17
VLAI
Summary
Buffer overflow in the set_page_size function in util.cxx in HTMLDOC 1.8.27 and earlier allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long MEDIA SIZE comment. NOTE: it was later reported that there were additional vectors in htmllib.cxx and ps-pdf.cxx using an AFM font file with a long glyph name, but these vectors do not cross privilege boundaries.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
7 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://packetstormsecurity.org/0907-exploits/html… | x_refsource_MISC |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/01/1 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/35780 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA |
| http://www.htmldoc.org/str.php?L214 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=278186 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/07/25/3 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/07/26/2 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
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