CVE-2024-45508
criticalpriority · track · 39EPSS 0.007 · 53 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-24
HTMLDOC before 1.9.19 has an out-of-bounds write in parse_paragraph in ps-pdf.cxx because of an attempt to strip leading whitespace from a whitespace-only node.
remediations
Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.
A vendor fix is available.
- Fixedhtmldoc-0:1.9.23-bp160.1.1.aarch64 as component of openSUSE Leap 16.0suse_csaf
To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
- Fixedhtmldoc-0:1.9.23-bp160.1.1.ppc64le as component of openSUSE Leap 16.0suse_csaf
To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
- Fixedhtmldoc-0:1.9.23-bp160.1.1.s390x as component of openSUSE Leap 16.0suse_csaf
To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
- Fixedhtmldoc-0:1.9.23-bp160.1.1.x86_64 as component of openSUSE Leap 16.0suse_csaf
To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
ssvc
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weaknesses
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affected products (13)
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advisories (1)
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- openSUSE-SU-2026:20219-1Security update for htmldoc2026-02-13csaf · suse_csafDE
Security update for htmldoc
also known as (5)
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sources
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references (12)
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- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2024-45508/cnnvd
- https://github.com/michaelrsweet/htmldoc/blob/2d5b2ab9ddbf2aee2209010cebc11efdd1cab6e2/CHANGES.mdcnnvd
- https://github.com/michaelrsweet/htmldoc/commit/2d5b2ab9ddbf2aee2209010cebc11efdd1cab6e2cnnvd
- https://github.com/michaelrsweet/htmldoc/issues/528cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-45508cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/htmldoc-buffer-overflow-via-parse-paragraph-45164cnnvd
- https://github.com/michaelrsweet/htmldoc/blob/2d5b2ab9ddbf2aee2209010cebc11efdd1cab6e2/CHANGES.mdenisa_euvd
- https://github.com/michaelrsweet/htmldoc/commit/2d5b2ab9ddbf2aee2209010cebc11efdd1cab6e2enisa_euvd
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