CVE-2021-40647

In man2html 1.6g, a specific string being read in from a file will overwrite the size parameter in the top chunk of the heap

published September 9, 2022

CVSS
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EPSS
0%
Percentile
25.3
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

In man2html 1.6g, a specific string being read in from a file will overwrite the size parameter in the top chunk of the heap. This at least causes the program to segmentation abort if the heap size parameter isn't aligned correctly. In version before GLIBC version 2.29 and aligned correctly, it allows arbitrary write anywhere in the programs memory.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00333 · 25.3th percentile
Published
2022-09-09T17:57Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 09 SEP 17:57Z
    In man2html 1.6g, a specific string being read in from a file will overwrite the size parameter in the top chunk of the heap
    cvelistv5