SB2012041304 - Buffer overflow in libarchive
Published: April 13, 2012 Updated: August 11, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2012041304
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2010-4666)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
Buffer overflow in libarchive 3.0 pre-release code allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted CAB file, which is not properly handled during the reading of Huffman code data within LZX compressed data.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.