CVE Vulnerability

CVE-2021-23191

A security issue was found in htmldoc v1.9.12 and before. A NULL pointer dereference in the function image_load_jpeg() in image.cxx may result in denial of service.

6.8 /10

CVSS v2.0 :

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 6.4

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

Scope

7.8 /10

CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-23191 Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/michaelrsweet/htmldoc/commit/369b2ea1fd0d0537ba707f20a2f047b6afd2fbdc Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/michaelrsweet/htmldoc/issues/415 Exploit Issue Tracking
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1967022 Issue Tracking Patch
Configurations

Configuration 1

cpe:2.3:a:htmldoc_project:htmldoc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Information

Published : 2022-03-02 11:15

Updated : 2022-03-10 07:31

NVD link : CVE-2021-23191

Mitre link : CVE-2021-23191

Products Affected
No products.
CWE
CWE-476