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CVE-2021-43579 (GCVE-0-2021-43579)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-11-12 17:49 – Updated: 2024-08-04 04:03
VLAI
Summary
A stack-based buffer overflow in image_load_bmp() in HTMLDOC <= 1.9.13 results in remote code execution if the victim converts an HTML document linking to a crafted BMP file.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
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