#VU83033 Input validation error in squashfs-tools - CVE-2015-4646
Published: November 14, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU83033
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-4646
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
squashfs-tools
squashfs-tools
Software vendor:
plougher
plougher
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in unsquash-1.c, unsquash-2.c, unsquash-3.c, and unsquash-4.c. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.