CVE catalog

CVE-2022-24191

HTMLDOC vulnerabilities

In HTMLDOC 1.9.14, an infinite loop in the gif_read_lzw function can lead to a pointer arbitrarily pointing to heap memory and resulting in a buffer overflow.

Severity: Medium · CVSS 5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Published: Apr 4, 2022, 12:00:00 AM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 0.74% · Oct 27, 2026

Projects and upstream resources

[htmldoc][Source-reported homepage]

Reported versions and fixes

Each observation applies to its named package, distribution, and release. Distribution backports can fix a vulnerability while retaining an older upstream version number.

Distribution / release	Package	Version	Status	Source
Debiantrixie	htmldoc	`1.9.15-1`	FixedDistribution-reported fixed boundary	[CVE-2022-24191]
Debiantrixie	htmldoc	`1.9.20-1`	Fixed	[CVE-2022-24191]
Debiansid	htmldoc	`1.9.15-1`	FixedDistribution-reported fixed boundary	[CVE-2022-24191]
Debiansid	htmldoc	`1.9.24-1`	Fixed	[CVE-2022-24191]
Debianforky	htmldoc	`1.9.15-1`	FixedDistribution-reported fixed boundary	[CVE-2022-24191]
Debianforky	htmldoc	`1.9.24-1`	Fixed	[CVE-2022-24191]
Debianbookworm	htmldoc	`1.9.15-1`	FixedDistribution-reported fixed boundary	[CVE-2022-24191]
Debianbookworm	htmldoc	`1.9.16-1`	Fixed	[CVE-2022-24191]

Showing 8 fix observations. All 17 observations, including unknown and conflicting reports, are available below.

Provider details and historical evidence

Distribution / release	Package	Version	Status	Source
UnknownRelease not reported	htmldoc	`1.9.17-1ubuntu0.1~esm1`	UnknownSource applicability is not established	Provider not reported
UnknownRelease not reported	htmldoc-common	`1.9.17-1ubuntu0.1~esm1`	UnknownSource applicability is not established	Provider not reported
Debianbookworm	htmldoc	`1.9.15-1`	FixedDistribution-reported fixed boundary	[CVE-2022-24191]
Debianbookworm	htmldoc	`1.9.16-1`	Fixed	[CVE-2022-24191]
Debianforky	htmldoc	`1.9.15-1`	FixedDistribution-reported fixed boundary	[CVE-2022-24191]
Debianforky	htmldoc	`1.9.24-1`	Fixed	[CVE-2022-24191]
Debiansid	htmldoc	`1.9.15-1`	FixedDistribution-reported fixed boundary	[CVE-2022-24191]
Debiansid	htmldoc	`1.9.24-1`	Fixed	[CVE-2022-24191]
Debiantrixie	htmldoc	`1.9.15-1`	FixedDistribution-reported fixed boundary	[CVE-2022-24191]
Debiantrixie	htmldoc	`1.9.20-1`	Fixed	[CVE-2022-24191]
Ubuntupro	htmldoc	`1.9.3-1`	UnknownSource applicability is not established	[UBUNTU-CVE-2022-24191]Feb 4, 2026, 4:05:11 AM UTC
Ubuntupro	htmldoc	`1.9.7-1`	UnknownSource applicability is not established	[UBUNTU-CVE-2022-24191]Feb 4, 2026, 4:05:11 AM UTC
Ubuntupro	htmldoc	`1.9.7-1build1`	UnknownSource applicability is not established	[UBUNTU-CVE-2022-24191]Feb 4, 2026, 4:05:11 AM UTC
Ubuntupro	htmldoc	`1.9.7-1ubuntu0.2`	UnknownSource applicability is not established	[UBUNTU-CVE-2022-24191]Feb 4, 2026, 4:05:11 AM UTC
Ubuntupro	htmldoc	`1.9.7-1ubuntu0.3`	UnknownSource applicability is not established	[UBUNTU-CVE-2022-24191]Feb 4, 2026, 4:05:11 AM UTC
Ubuntupro	htmldoc	`1.9.7-1ubuntu0.3+esm1`	UnknownSource applicability is not established	[UBUNTU-CVE-2022-24191]Feb 4, 2026, 4:05:11 AM UTC
Ubuntupro	htmldoc	`1.9.7-1ubuntu0.3+esm2`	UnknownSource applicability is not established	[UBUNTU-CVE-2022-24191]Feb 4, 2026, 4:05:11 AM UTC

Original provider fields

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    {
      "name": "htmldoc",
      "status": "fixed",
      "release": "sid",
      "version": "1.9.24-1"
    },
    {
      "name": "htmldoc",
      "status": "fixed",
      "release": "forky",
      "version": "1.9.24-1"
    },
    {
      "name": "htmldoc",
      "status": "fixed",
      "release": "trixie",
      "version": "1.9.20-1"
    },
    {
      "name": "htmldoc",
      "status": "fixed",
      "release": "bookworm",
      "version": "1.9.16-1"
    }
  ],
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      "origin": null,
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    },
    {
      "bug": null,
      "name": "htmldoc",
      "type": "source",
      "origin": null,
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      "fixed_version": "1.9.15-1"
    },
    {
      "bug": null,
      "name": "htmldoc",
      "type": "source",
      "origin": null,
      "release": "bookworm",
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    }
  ],
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      "applicability_unknown": true
    },
    {
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      "fixed_version": "1.9.17-1ubuntu0.1~esm1",
      "applicability_unknown": true
    },
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      "distro": "ubuntu",
      "ranges": [
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            },
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            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "release": "pro",
      "versions": [
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        "1.9.7-1",
        "1.9.7-1build1",
        "1.9.7-1ubuntu0.2",
        "1.9.7-1ubuntu0.3",
        "1.9.7-1ubuntu0.3+esm1"
      ],
      "ecosystem": "deb",
      "provider_url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2022-24191",
      "fixed_version": "1.9.7-1ubuntu0.3+esm2",
      "provider_source": "pypi",
      "provider_record_id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2022-24191",
      "provider_updated_at": "2026-02-04T04:05:11.851271Z",
      "applicability_unknown": true
    }
  ]
}

OpenFactory catalog packages

Matching against OpenFactory catalog package versions is in progress.

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[htmldoc]Unknown
Details (2)
- 1.9.16-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.9.15-1
  usn · htmldoc · debian · bookworm
- 1.9.16-1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.9.15-1
  usn · htmldoc · debian · bookworm
[htmldoc-common]Unknown
Source package: [htmldoc]
Details (2)
- 1.9.16-1 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.9.15-1
  usn · htmldoc · debian · bookworm
- 1.9.16-1 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.9.15-1
  usn · htmldoc · debian · bookworm

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 6:24:44 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX] · [Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)]