CVE-2021-40985 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2021-40985

A stack-based buffer under-read in htmldoc before 1.9.12, allows attackers...

Vulnerability Description

A stack-based buffer under-read in htmldoc before 1.9.12, allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted BMP image to image_load_bmp.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

htmldoc project

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Affected Software

htmldoc, debian linux
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 9.0

Timeline

Official Publish: November 3rd, 2021
Last Modified: August 4th, 2024
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.