CVE-2009-3050

Name	CVE-2009-3050
Description	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.
Source	CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
Debian Bugs	537637

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source Package	Release	Version	Status
htmldoc (PTS)	buster	1.9.3-1+deb10u4	fixed
	buster (security)	1.9.3-1+deb10u2	fixed
	bullseye	1.9.11-4+deb11u3	fixed
	bookworm	1.9.16-1	fixed
	trixie	1.9.17-1	fixed
	sid	1.9.18-1	fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

Package	Type	Release	Fixed Version	Urgency	Origin	Debian Bugs
htmldoc	source	(unstable)	1.8.27-4.1	low		537637

[etch] - htmldoc <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[lenny] - htmldoc <no-dsa> (Minor issue)