# CVE-2021-40648: In man2html 1.6g, a filename can be created to overwrite the previous size parameter of the next chunk and the fd, bk, fd\_nextsize, bk\_nexts

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2022-09-09 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

In man2html 1.6g, a filename can be created to overwrite the previous size parameter of the next chunk and the fd, bk, fd_nextsize, bk_nextsize of the current chunk. The next chunk is then freed later on, causing a freeing of an arbitrary amount of memory.

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## References

- https://gist.github.com/untaman/cb58123fe89fc65e3984165db5d40933

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