# CVE-2010-2801: Integer overflow in n/a

> A signedness error in the Quantum decompressor allows remote attackers to cause a crash or execute code via a crafted CAB file when test mode is enabled.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.1 (`AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **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:** Yes
- **Published:** 6 Aug 2010
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2010-2801, DSA-2087-1, GHSA-xw7m-8mhm-xjcv

## What is CVE-2010-2801?

CVE-2010-2801 is a medium-severity 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

Integer signedness error in the Quantum decompressor in cabextract before 1.3, when archive test mode is used, allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted Quantum archive in a .cab file, related to the libmspack library.

Weakness: CWE-189

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-2801?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Cabextract Project Cabextract.

## How do I fix CVE-2010-2801?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2010-2801 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-2801 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2018-18584](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-18584/): Memory corruption in n/a (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2015-2060](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-2060/): Path traversal in n/a (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2004-0916](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0916/): Path traversal in n/a (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-2010-2800](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-2800/): Denial of service in n/a (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2010-2801 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2010-2801 is a medium-severity 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-2801 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-2801/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-2801/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-2801
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-2801
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2010-2801

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-2801/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.