Ubuntu Security Notices
USN-6683-1

USN-6683-1: HtmlCleaner vulnerability

Publication date

7 March 2024

Overview

libhtmlcleaner-java could be made to crash if it received specially crafted input.

Releases

22.04 LTS 20.04 LTS 18.04 LTS

Packages

libhtmlcleaner-java - Java HTML Parser library

Details

It was discovered that HtmlCleaner incorrectly handled certain html
documents. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial
of service via application crash.

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release	Package Version
22.04 jammy	libhtmlcleaner-java – 2.24-1+deb11u1build0.22.04.1
20.04 focal	libhtmlcleaner-java – 2.23-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
18.04 bionic	libhtmlcleaner-java – 2.21-2ubuntu0.1~esm1

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References

CVE-2023-34624

CVE-2023-34624