VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2022-23850
xhtml_translate_entity in xhtml.c in epub2txt (aka epub2txt2) through 2.02 allows a stack-based buffer overflow via a crafted EPUB document.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.87%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.87%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
xhtml_translate_entity in xhtml.c in epub2txt (aka epub2txt2) through 2.02 allows a stack-based buffer overflow via a crafted EPUB document.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.87% probability · 57th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Affected
- epub2txt project/epub2txt
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/121.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/kevinboone/epub2txt2/issues/17Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/121.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/kevinboone/epub2txt2/issues/17Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.