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HistoryMay 24, 2022 - 8:02 p.m.

htmldoc vulnerability

2022-05-2420:02:41
Google
osv.dev
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8 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.005 Low

EPSS

Percentile

75.3%

USN-5438-1 fixed a vulnerability in HTMLDOC. This update provides the
corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM and Ubuntu 16.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that HTMLDOC did not properly manage memory under certain
circumstances. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted HTML
file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause HTMLDOC to
crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

8 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.005 Low

EPSS

Percentile

75.3%