| Name | CVE-2009-3050 |
| 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| Debian Bugs | 537637 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| htmldoc (PTS) | jessie, jessie (lts) | 1.8.27-8+deb8u4 | fixed |
| stretch (security), stretch (lts), stretch | 1.8.27-8+deb9u3 | fixed |
| buster | 1.9.3-1+deb10u4 | fixed |
| buster (security), buster (lts) | 1.9.3-1+deb10u2 | fixed |
| bullseye | 1.9.11-4+deb11u3 | fixed |
| bookworm | 1.9.16-1 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 1.9.20-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| htmldoc | source | (unstable) | 1.8.27-4.1 | low | | 537637 |
Notes
[etch] - htmldoc <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[lenny] - htmldoc <no-dsa> (Minor issue)