Memory corruption in michaelrsweet htmldoc
Priority HIGH 68CWE-119Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
A heap buffer overflow in image_set_mask function of HTMLDOC before 1.9.15 allows an attacker to write outside the buffer boundaries.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00605 49th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed htmldoc (michaelrsweet): 1.9.15
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| michaelrsweet | htmldoc | 1.9.14 | 1.9.15 | Patch available | CNA |
- htmldoc Vendormichaelrsweet Affected 1.9.14 Fixed in 1.9.15 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:htmldoc_project:htmldoc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 1.9.15 | Vulnerable | Htmldoc Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:htmldoc_project:htmldoc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.9.15 Vulnerable ·Htmldoc Project
Remediation
- Fix · CNA htmldoc (michaelrsweet) Fixed in 1.9.15
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-0137
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f2rv-ggmm-f4p9
References
More michaelrsweet vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-76283 Use after free in michaelrsweet mxml mxml_load_data CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.1
- TI-2026-74098 Off-by-one stack out-of-bounds write in Mini-XML mxml_strtod() CVSS 4.0LOW 2.0
- TI-2026-53919 PDFio < 1.6.5 Dangling Pointer via Dictionary String-Formatting CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.1
Sources
- CVE-2022-0137 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-0137 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-f2rv-ggmm-f4p9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2022-0137 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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