CVE catalog

CVE-2024-25885

xhtml2pdf: CVE-2024-25885

Severity: Medium · CVSS 4.3CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Published: Oct 8, 2024, 6:15:05 PM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 0.64% · Oct 25, 2026

An issue in the getcolor function in utils.py of xhtml2pdf v0.2.13 allows attackers to cause a Regular expression Denial of Service (ReDOS) via supplying a crafted string.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	xhtml2pdf	sid	`0.2.17+dfsg-1`	fixed
Debian	xhtml2pdf	forky	`0.2.17+dfsg-1`	fixed
Debian	xhtml2pdf	trixie	`0.2.17+dfsg-1`	fixed
Debian	xhtml2pdf	bookworm	`0.2.5-3`	vulnerable
Opensuse	python-xhtml2pdf	tumbleweed	`0.2.16-2.1`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	xhtml2pdf	source	sid	`0.2.16+dfsg-1`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[1084986]
Debian	xhtml2pdf	source	forky	`0.2.16+dfsg-1`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[1084986]
Debian	xhtml2pdf	source	trixie	`0.2.16+dfsg-1`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[1084986]
Debian	xhtml2pdf	source	bookworm	`(unfixed)`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[1084986]
Opensuse	python-xhtml2pdf	rpm	tumbleweed	`0.2.16-2.1`	Not reported	OPENSUSE-SU-2024:14601-1	Not reported

[Debian bug #1084986]

Notes

[bookworm] xhtml2pdf: Minor issue

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[python3-xhtml2pdf]Affected
Source package: [xhtml2pdf]
Details (2)
- 0.2.5-3 · all · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · xhtml2pdf · debian · bookworm; dsa · xhtml2pdf · debian · 12
- 0.2.5-3 · all · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · xhtml2pdf · debian · bookworm; dsa · xhtml2pdf · debian · 12

[openSUSE Tumbleweed]

[python313-xhtml2pdf]Unknown
Source package: [python-xhtml2pdf]
Details (1)
- 0.2.17-2.4 · noarch · tumbleweed
  Unknown · Fixed: 0.2.16-2.1
  Version impact unknown
  dsa · python-xhtml2pdf · opensuse · tumbleweed
[python314-xhtml2pdf]Unknown
Source package: [python-xhtml2pdf]
Details (1)
- 0.2.17-2.4 · noarch · tumbleweed
  Unknown · Fixed: 0.2.16-2.1
  Version impact unknown
  dsa · python-xhtml2pdf · opensuse · tumbleweed

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[python3-xhtml2pdf]Fixed
Source package: [xhtml2pdf]
Details (2)
- 0.2.17+dfsg-1 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.2.16+dfsg-1
  dsa · xhtml2pdf · debian · 13
- 0.2.17+dfsg-1 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.2.16+dfsg-1
  dsa · xhtml2pdf · debian · 13

Observed: Oct 27, 2026, 1:34:29 AM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]