SUSE: 2022:14877-1 Important: Htmldoc Buffer Overflow Risk Fixed
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January 19, 2022
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available
Summary
This update for htmldoc fixes the following issues: - CVE-2021-43579: Fixed stack-based buffer overflow in image_load_bmp() resulting in remote code execution if the victim converts an HTML document linking to a crafted BMP file. (bsc#1194487) Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch". Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: - Subscription Management Tool for SUSE Linux Enterprise 11-SP3: zypper in -t patch slesmtsp3-htmldoc-14877=1 Package List: - Subscription Management Tool for SUSE Linux Enterprise 11-SP3 (i586 s390x x86_64): htmldoc-1.8.27-170.4.6.1
References
#1194487
Cross- CVE-2021-43579
CVSS scores:
CVE-2021-43579 (SUSE): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products:
Subscription Management Tool for SUSE Linux Enterprise 11-SP3
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-43579.html
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1194487
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2022:14877-1
Rating: important
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