Bug 2317411 (CVE-2024-25885)

Summary: CVE-2024-25885 xhtml2pdf: ReDoS via getcolor function in utils.py
Product: [Other] Security Response Reporter: OSIDB Bzimport <bzimport>
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A flaw was found in xhtml2pdf’s getcolor function in utils.py. This flaw allows an attacker to trigger a Regular expression Denial of Service (ReDOS) via specially crafted input.
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2024-10-08 18:23:24 UTC
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.