CVE-2024-46478 is a critical buffer overflow vulnerability affecting HTMLDOC v1.9.18 in the parse_pre function (ps-pdf.cxx:5681). This flaw carries a CVSS score of 9.8, indicating a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion has been observed, its high FAUCET Risk Score of 77/100 warrants attention. Organizations using affected versions of HTMLDOC should prioritize patching to mitigate this significant security risk.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.9.18CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:htmldoc_project:htmldoc:1.9.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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