CVE-2024-25885: xhtml2pdf Denial of Service via crafted string

October 8, 2024 (updated October 9, 2024)

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.

References

gist.github.com/salvatore-abello/c88dd0027496774023ef36c7b576d206
github.com/advisories/GHSA-jj5c-hhrg-vv5h
github.com/xhtml2pdf/xhtml2pdf
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-25885

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