CWE Code: 119
Vulnerability Type: privilege_escalation
CVSS Score: 10.0
CWE Name:  Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
Summary: buffer overflow in the set_page_size function in util.cxx in htmldoc 1.8.27 and earlier allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long media size comment.  note: it was later reported that there were additional vectors in htmllib.cxx and ps-pdf.cxx using an afm font file with a long glyph name, but these vectors do not cross privilege boundaries.
Access Authentication: NONE
Access Complexity: LOW
Access Vector: NETWORK
Impact (C/I/A): COMPLETE/COMPLETE/COMPLETE
Published Date: 2009-09-02
Last Modified Date: 2009-09-10