CVE-2010-4666 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service or potentially execute code via a crafted CAB file processed by the libarchive library.
- 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-2010-4666?
CVE-2010-4666 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Apr 2012. 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
Buffer overflow in libarchive 3.0 pre-release code allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted CAB file, which is not properly handled during the reading of Huffman code data within LZX compressed data.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-4666?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Freebsd Libarchive.
How do I fix CVE-2010-4666?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2010-4666 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-4666 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2010-4666, GHSA-grv9-pvr2-fc6r.