CVE-2021-40648

In man2html 1.6g, a filename can be created to overwrite the previous size parameter of the next chunk and the fd, bk, fd_nextsize, bk_nextsize of the current…

published September 9, 2022

CVSS
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EPSS
0%
Percentile
26.0
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

In man2html 1.6g, a filename can be created to overwrite the previous size parameter of the next chunk and the fd, bk, fd_nextsize, bk_nextsize of the current chunk. The next chunk is then freed later on, causing a freeing of an arbitrary amount of memory.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00338 · 26.0th percentile
Published
2022-09-09T17:57Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 09 SEP 17:57Z
    In man2html 1.6g, a filename can be created to overwrite the previous size parameter of the next chunk and the fd, bk, fd_nextsize, bk_nextsize of the current…
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