#VU45314 Heap-based buffer overflow in abcm2ps - CVE-2010-4743 

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#VU45314 Heap-based buffer overflow in abcm2ps - CVE-2010-4743

Published: February 18, 2011 / Updated: December 5, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU45314
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2010-4743
CWE-ID: CWE-122
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
abcm2ps
Software vendor:
Lee S.

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing data within the getarena function in abc2ps.c in abcm2ps before 5.9.13 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted ABC file. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted file to the affected application, trigger heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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