7.8
HIGH
CVE-2021-26259
"WebGUI htmldoc Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability"
Description

A flaw was found in htmldoc in v1.9.12. Heap buffer overflow in render_table_row(),in ps-pdf.cxx may lead to arbitrary code execution and denial of service.

INFO

Published Date :

March 3, 2022, 11:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 3:31 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-26259 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Htmldoc_project htmldoc
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2021-26259.

URL Resource
https://github.com/michaelrsweet/htmldoc/commit/0ddab26a542c74770317b622e985c52430092ba5 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/michaelrsweet/htmldoc/issues/417 Exploit Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2021-26259 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-26259 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-400
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 02, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 07, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-120
    Added CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-787
    Removed CWE Reason CWE-120 / More specific CWE option available
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 10, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/michaelrsweet/htmldoc/commit/0ddab26a542c74770317b622e985c52430092ba5 No Types Assigned https://github.com/michaelrsweet/htmldoc/commit/0ddab26a542c74770317b622e985c52430092ba5 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/michaelrsweet/htmldoc/issues/417 No Types Assigned https://github.com/michaelrsweet/htmldoc/issues/417 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-787
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:htmldoc_project:htmldoc:1.9.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.22 }} 0.06%

score

0.60173

percentile

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