Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 2, 2009· Updated Apr 23, 2026
CVE-2009-3050
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.
Affected products
4Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
7- bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cginvdExploit
- packetstormsecurity.org/0907-exploits/htmldoc-overflow.txtnvdExploit
- www.htmldoc.org/str.phpnvdExploit
- secunia.com/advisories/35780nvdVendor Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/07/25/3nvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/07/26/2nvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/01/1nvd
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