CVE-2021-40647
Medium
Description
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.
SeverityMedium
CVSS5.5
Exploit probability—
ProductMan2html
PublishedSep 9, 2022
First seenSep 9, 2022
How to fix
Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| man2html_project man2html | 1.6g | — |
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