{"cve":"CVE-2021-43579","nvd":{"published":"2022-01-10T14:10:24.167","modified":"2026-06-17T04:11:10.260","status":"Modified","description":"A stack-based buffer overflow in image_load_bmp() in HTMLDOC <= 1.9.13 results in remote code execution if the victim converts an HTML document linking to a crafted BMP file.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":7.8},"cwes":["CWE-787"],"references":["https://github.com/michaelrsweet/htmldoc/commit/27d08989a5a567155d506ac870ae7d8cc88fa58b","https://github.com/michaelrsweet/htmldoc/compare/v1.9.12...v1.9.13","https://github.com/michaelrsweet/htmldoc/issues/453","https://github.com/michaelrsweet/htmldoc/issues/456","https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/02/msg00022.html"],"products":["debian:debian_linux","htmldoc_project:htmldoc"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:26:33.761856376+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2021-43579","score":0.07349,"percentile":0.944,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}