VulnerabilityAnalyzed
CVE-2022-28085
A heap buffer overflow in the function pdf_write_names in ps-pdf.cxx may lead to arbitrary code execution and Denial of Service (DoS).
HIGH 7.8EPSS 1.11%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.11%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
A flaw was found in htmldoc commit 31f7804. A heap buffer overflow in the function pdf_write_names in ps-pdf.cxx may lead to arbitrary code execution and Denial of Service (DoS).
- 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
- 1.11% probability · 64th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Affected
- htmldoc project/htmldoc
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://github.com/michaelrsweet/htmldoc/commit/46c8ec2b9bccb8ccabff52d998c5eee77a228348Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/michaelrsweet/htmldoc/issues/480Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/michaelrsweet/htmldoc/commit/46c8ec2b9bccb8ccabff52d998c5eee77a228348Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/michaelrsweet/htmldoc/issues/480Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.