CVE-2010-2800 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via infinite loop in cabextract when processing malformed MSZIP archives.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2010-2800?
CVE-2010-2800 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 6 Aug 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The MS-ZIP decompressor in cabextract before 1.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a malformed MSZIP archive in a .cab file during a (1) test or (2) extract action, related to the libmspack library.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-2800?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cabextract Project Cabextract.
How do I fix CVE-2010-2800?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2010-2800 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-2800 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2010-2800, GHSA-j7gx-hgxw-46mm.