GLSA-200909-12 : HTMLDOC: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200909-12 HTMLDOC: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code ANTHRAX666 reported an insecure call to the sscanf function in the setpagesize function in htmldoc/util.cxx. Nico Golde of the Debian Security Team found two more insecu...

HTMLDOC: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code

Background HTMLDOC is a HTML indexer and HTML to PS and PDF converter. Description ANTHRAX666 reported an insecure call to the sscanf function in the setpagesize function in htmldoc/util.cxx. Nico Golde of the Debian Security Team found two more insecure calls in the writetype1 function in...