Integer overflow in LZ4 - CVE-2014-4715
Published: May 24, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU53441
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-4715
CWE-ID: CWE-190
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow in LZ4 library on certain 32-bit platforms. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted archive, trick the victim into opening it,trigger integer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Affected software
LZ4
How to mitigate CVE-2014-4715
Install updates from vendor's website.
LZ4 - update to r119
External References
- http://blog.securitymouse.com/2014/07/i-was-wrong-proving-lz4-exploitable.html
- http://fastcompression.blogspot.fr/2014/07/software-vulnerabilities-how-it-works.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59770
- https://code.google.com/p/lz4/issues/detail?id=134
- https://code.google.com/p/lz4/source/detail?r=119