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CVE-2009-3050

28
FAUCET Score

CVE-2009-3050 describes a critical buffer overflow vulnerability in HTMLDOC versions 1.8.27 and earlier, specifically within the set_page_size function in util.cxx. This flaw allows unauthenticated, remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by supplying a crafted, long MEDIA SIZE comment. With a CVSS score of 10.0, this vulnerability presents a severe risk, enabling complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 1.8.27CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:htmldoc:htmldoc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.8.24CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:htmldoc:htmldoc:1.8.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.8.25CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:htmldoc:htmldoc:1.8.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.8.26CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:htmldoc:htmldoc:1.8.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

10.0HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
4.38%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
90.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0438 is in the 83rd percentile among its peer group of 51,466 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2009-3050Moderate

HTMLDOC: Stack-based buffer overflow when setting custom page output size

Jul 14, 2009

References

bugs.gentoo.org / show_bug.cgi
Exploit
packetstormsecurity.org / 0907-exploits/htmldoc-overflow.txt
Exploit
secunia.com / advisories/35780
Vendor Advisory
htmldoc.org / str.php
Exploit
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2009/07/25/3
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2009/07/26/2
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2009/09/01/1