USN-5198-1: HTMLDOC vulnerability

Publication date

16 December 2021

Overview

HTMLDOC could be made to crash if it received specially crafted input.


Packages

  • htmldoc - HTML processor that generates indexed HTML, PS, and PDF

Details

It was discovered that HTMLDOC improperly handled malformed URIs from an input
html file. An attacker could use this to cause a denial of service.

It was discovered that HTMLDOC improperly handled malformed URIs from an input
html file. An attacker could use this to cause a denial of service.

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
21.04 hirsute htmldoc –  1.9.11-2ubuntu0.1
htmldoc-common –  1.9.11-2ubuntu0.1
20.04 focal htmldoc –  1.9.7-1ubuntu0.2
htmldoc-common –  1.9.7-1ubuntu0.2

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