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Debian LTS DLA-2700-1 Critical: HTMLDOC Buffer Overflow Threat

debian lts
Calendar Grey July 1, 2021
Dist Debian Esm H88
A security update for Debian LTS tackles a memory corruption issue in HTMLDOC that presents possible execution of arbitrary code.
A buffer overflow was discovered in HTMLDOC, a HTML processor that generates indexed HTML, PS, and PDF, which could potentially result in the execution of arbitrary code
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Summary

For Debian 9 stretch, these problems have been fixed in version
1.8.27-8+deb9u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your htmldoc packages.

For the detailed security status of htmldoc please refer to
its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/htmldoc

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS


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Package: htmldoc
Version: 1.8.27-8+deb9u1
CVE ID: CVE-2019-19630 CVE-2021-20308 CVE-2021-23158

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