Vulnerability CVE-2009-3050
Published: 2009-09-02   Modified: 2012-02-13

Description:
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.

See advisories in our WLB2 database:
Topic
Author
Date
High
HTMLDOC <= 1.8.27 Bufferoverflow POC
ANTHRAX666
04.09.2009

Type:

CWE-119

 (Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer)

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
10/10
10/10
10/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Complete
Complete
Complete
Affected software
Htmldoc -> Htmldoc 

 References:
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/01/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/07/26/2
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/07/25/3
http://www.htmldoc.org/str.php?L214
http://secunia.com/advisories/35780
http://packetstormsecurity.org/0907-exploits/htmldoc-overflow.txt
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=278186
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