CVE-2022-4741: Memory Allocation with Excessive Size Value

December 25, 2022 (updated December 30, 2022)

A vulnerability was found in docconv up to 1.2.0 and classified as problematic. This issue affects the function ConvertDocx/ConvertODT/ConvertPages/ConvertXML/XMLToText. The manipulation leads to uncontrolled memory allocation. The attack may be initiated remotely. Upgrading to version 1.2.1 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is 42bcff666855ab978e67a9041d0cdea552f20301. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-216779.

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-qvx2-59g8-8hph
github.com/sajari/docconv/commit/42bcff666855ab978e67a9041d0cdea552f20301
github.com/sajari/docconv/pull/111
github.com/sajari/docconv/releases/tag/v1.2.1
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-4741
vuldb.com/?ctiid.216779
vuldb.com/?id.216779

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