USN-6100-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6100-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-6100-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-6100-1
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Published
2023-05-23T20:58:18.246770Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:36:26Z
Summary
libhtml-stripscripts-perl vulnerability
Details

It was discovered that HTML::StripScripts does not properly parse HTML content with certain style attributes. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause a regular expression denial of service (ReDoS).

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS

libhtml-stripscripts-perl

Package

Name
libhtml-stripscripts-perl
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libhtml-stripscripts-perl@1.06-1ubuntu0.18.04.1?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.06-1ubuntu0.18.04.1

Affected versions

1.*

1.06-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libhtml-stripscripts-perl",
            "binary_version": "1.06-1ubuntu0.18.04.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:18.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2023-24038",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS

libhtml-stripscripts-perl

Package

Name
libhtml-stripscripts-perl
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libhtml-stripscripts-perl@1.06-1ubuntu0.20.04.1?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.06-1ubuntu0.20.04.1

Affected versions

1.*

1.06-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libhtml-stripscripts-perl",
            "binary_version": "1.06-1ubuntu0.20.04.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:20.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2023-24038",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS

libhtml-stripscripts-perl

Package

Name
libhtml-stripscripts-perl
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libhtml-stripscripts-perl@1.06-1ubuntu0.22.04.1?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.06-1ubuntu0.22.04.1

Affected versions

1.*

1.06-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libhtml-stripscripts-perl",
            "binary_version": "1.06-1ubuntu0.22.04.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:22.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2023-24038",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS

libhtml-stripscripts-perl

Package

Name
libhtml-stripscripts-perl
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libhtml-stripscripts-perl@1.05-1ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=trusty/esm

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.05-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

Affected versions

1.*

1.05-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libhtml-stripscripts-perl",
            "binary_version": "1.05-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2023-24038",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS

libhtml-stripscripts-perl

Package

Name
libhtml-stripscripts-perl
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libhtml-stripscripts-perl@1.05-2ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.05-2ubuntu0.1~esm1

Affected versions

1.*

1.05-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libhtml-stripscripts-perl",
            "binary_version": "1.05-2ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2023-24038",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}