CVE-2009-3050
Buffer overflow in the set_page_size function in util.cxx in HTMLDOC 1.8.27 and earlier allows...
Buffer overflow in the set_page_size function in util.cxx in HTMLDOC 1.8.27 and earlier allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long MEDIA SIZE comment. NOTE: it was later reported that there were additional vectors in htmllib.cxx and ps-pdf.cxx using an AFM font file with a long glyph name, but these vectors do not cross privilege boundaries.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Buffer overflow in the set_page_size function in util.cxx in HTMLDOC 1.8.27 and earlier allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long MEDIA SIZE comment. NOTE: it was later reported that there were additional vectors in htmllib.cxx and ps-pdf.cxx using an AFM font file with a long glyph name, but these vectors do not cross privilege boundaries.
- Record
CVE-2009-3050- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Buffer overflow in the set_page_size function in util.cxx in HTMLDOC 1.8.27 and earlier allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long MEDIA SIZE comment. NOTE: it was later reported that there were additional vectors in htmllib.cxx and ps-pdf.cxx using an AFM font file with a long glyph name, but these vectors do not cross privilege boundaries.
- Record
CVE-2009-3050- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-3034 No score
Buffer overflow in the set_page_size function in util.cxx in HTMLDOC 1.8.27 and earlier allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long MEDIA SIZE comment. NOTE: it was later reported that there were additional vectors in htmllib.cxx and ps-pdf.cxx using an AFM font file with a long glyph name, but these vectors do not cross privilege boundaries.
- Record
EUVD-2009-3034- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qmc2-x7wp-66p7 No score
Buffer overflow in the set_page_size function in util.cxx in HTMLDOC 1.8.27 and earlier allows...
Buffer overflow in the set_page_size function in util.cxx in HTMLDOC 1.8.27 and earlier allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long MEDIA SIZE comment. NOTE: it was later reported that there were additional vectors in htmllib.cxx and ps-pdf.cxx using an AFM font file with a long glyph name, but these vectors do not cross privilege boundaries.
- Record
GHSA-qmc2-x7wp-66p7- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
Buffer overflow in the set_page_size function in util.cxx in HTMLDOC 1.8.27 and earlier allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long MEDIA SIZE comment. NOTE: it was later reported that there were additional vectors in htmllib.cxx and ps-pdf.cxx using an AFM font file with a long glyph name, but these vectors do not cross privilege boundaries.
- Record
CVE-2009-3050- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2009-3050 No score
Buffer overflow in the set_page_size function in util.cxx in HTMLDOC 1.8.27 and earlier allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long MEDIA SIZE comment. NOTE: it was later reported that there were additional vectors in htmllib.cxx and ps-pdf.cxx using an AFM font file with a long glyph name, but these vectors do not cross privilege boundaries.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2009-3050- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10463-1 No score
htmldoc-1.8.28-2.4 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the htmldoc-1.8.28-2.4 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10463-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2009-3050 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Htmldoc, published September 2, 2009. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.38%, the 91st percentile. Fixed in htmldoc 1.8.27-4.1.