CVE-2009-3050

Publication date 2 September 2009

Last updated 24 July 2024

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.

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Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
htmldoc	11.04 natty	Not affected
	10.10 maverick	Not affected
	10.04 LTS lucid	Not affected
	9.10 karmic	Ignored
	9.04 jaunty	Ignored
	8.10 intrepid	Ignored
	8.04 LTS hardy	Ignored
	6.06 LTS dapper	Ignored

Notes

mdeslaur

PoC: http://packetstormsecurity.org/0907-exploits/htmldoc-overflow.txt other PoC: http://milw0rm.com/exploits/9190 stack smashing is detected by hardy+, so setting priority to low

Patch details

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Package	Patch details
htmldoc	Vendor: https://bugs.gentoo.org/attachment.cgi?id=199846 Vendor: http://cvs.fedoraproject.org/viewvc/devel/htmldoc/htmldoc-1.8.27-scanf-overflows.patch?revision=1.1&view=markup

References

Other references

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-3050