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DEBIAN-CVE-2021-40985
A stack-based buffer under-read in htmldoc before 1.9.12, allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted BMP image to image_load_bmp.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
A stack-based buffer under-read in htmldoc before 1.9.12, allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted BMP image to image_load_bmp.
Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) OSV
Affected packages
Debian:12
htmldoc
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.9.13-1"}]}]
Debian:13
htmldoc
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.9.13-1"}]}]
Debian:14
htmldoc
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.9.13-1"}]}]
References
- advisory security-tracker.debian.org