In HTMLDOC 1.9.14, an infinite loop in the gif_read_lzw function can lead to a pointer arbitrarily pointing to heap memory and resulting in a buffer overflow.
Weakness
The product contains an iteration or loop with an exit condition that cannot be reached, i.e., an infinite loop.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Htmldoc | Htmldoc_project | * | 1.9.15 (excluding) |
| Htmldoc | Ubuntu | bionic | * |
| Htmldoc | Ubuntu | esm-apps/bionic | * |
| Htmldoc | Ubuntu | esm-apps/focal | * |
| Htmldoc | Ubuntu | esm-apps/xenial | * |
| Htmldoc | Ubuntu | esm-infra-legacy/trusty | * |
| Htmldoc | Ubuntu | focal | * |
| Htmldoc | Ubuntu | impish | * |
| Htmldoc | Ubuntu | kinetic | * |
| Htmldoc | Ubuntu | lunar | * |
| Htmldoc | Ubuntu | mantic | * |
| Htmldoc | Ubuntu | trusty | * |
| Htmldoc | Ubuntu | trusty/esm | * |
| Htmldoc | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Htmldoc | Ubuntu | xenial | * |
References
- https://github.com/michaelrsweet/htmldoc/issues/470
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6RPDZLHOMPSA2LBXXFTZ5UADZWGYYWH7/
- https://github.com/michaelrsweet/htmldoc/issues/470
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6RPDZLHOMPSA2LBXXFTZ5UADZWGYYWH7/