CVE-2021-43579
A stack-based buffer overflow in image_load_bmp() in HTMLDOC <= 1.9.13 results in remote code execution if the victim converts an HTML document linking to a crafted BMP file.
02 Description
A stack-based buffer overflow in image_load_bmp() in HTMLDOC <= 1.9.13 results in remote code execution if the victim converts an HTML document linking to a crafted BMP file.
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 7.34% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 94.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 7.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2021-11-12 17:49Z4 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-04 04:03Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2021-11-12
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-787Out-of-bounds WriteBase
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- c72ff9effeb8c338e01bfb06cf9ddfd91311a3a7ccea6008c22facb429dfa38f
05 Affected products
06 References
- github.comhttps://github.com/michaelrsweet/htmldoc/issues/453
- github.comhttps://github.com/michaelrsweet/htmldoc/commit/27d08989a5a567155d506ac870ae7d8cc88fa58b
- github.comhttps://github.com/michaelrsweet/htmldoc/compare/v1.9.12...v1.9.13
- github.comhttps://github.com/michaelrsweet/htmldoc/issues/456
- lists.debian.org[debian-lts-announce] 20220226 [SECURITY] [DLA 2928-1] htmldoc security updatehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/02/msg00022.html
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- htmldoc Fixed in 1.9.13-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- htmldoc Fixed in 1.9.13-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- htmldoc Fixed in 1.9.13-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS
- htmldoc Fixed in 1.8.27-8ubuntu1+esm3Available with Ubuntu Pro with Legacy support add-on: https://ubuntu.com/pro
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS
- htmldoc Fixed in 1.8.27-8ubuntu1.1+esm2Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS
- htmldoc Fixed in 1.9.2-1ubuntu0.2+esm1Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS
- htmldoc Fixed in 1.9.7-1ubuntu0.3+esm1Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.