CVE-2024-46478

Upstream information

CVE-2024-46478 at MITRE

Description

HTMLDOC v1.9.18 contains a buffer overflow in parse_pre function,ps-pdf.cxx:5681.

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SUSE information

Overall state of this security issue: Resolved

This issue is currently rated as having critical severity.

CVSS v3 Scores

CVSS detail	CNA (CISA-ADP)
Base Score	9.8
Vector	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector	Network
Attack Complexity	Low
Privileges Required	None
User Interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact	High
Integrity Impact	High
Availability Impact	High
CVSSv3 Version	3.1

SUSE Bugzilla entry: 1232380 [NEW]

SUSE Security Advisories:

• openSUSE-SU-2024:0349-1, published Tue Nov 5 18:49:12 2024
• openSUSE-SU-2024:14460-1, published Wed Nov 6 18:53:48 2024

List of released packages

Product(s)	Fixed package version(s)	References
SUSE Package Hub 15 SP5	htmldoc >= 1.9.16-bp155.2.6.1	Patchnames: openSUSE-2024-349
openSUSE Leap 15.5	htmldoc >= 1.9.16-bp155.2.6.1	Patchnames: openSUSE-2024-349
openSUSE Tumbleweed	htmldoc >= 1.9.18-3.1	Patchnames: openSUSE-Tumbleweed-2024-14460

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SUSE Timeline for this CVE

CVE page created: Thu Oct 24 22:00:34 2024
CVE page last modified: Sun Nov 2 00:26:06 2025