CVE-2021-40985 is a stack-based buffer under-read vulnerability in htmldoc versions prior to 1.9.12, affecting Debian Linux and htmldoc_project products. This medium-severity flaw (CVSS 5.5) can lead to a denial of service if an attacker provides a specially crafted BMP image. While the attack requires user interaction (UI:R) and local access (AV:L), there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.9.12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:htmldoc_project:htmldoc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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