CVE-2010-5325 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can trigger a heap-based buffer overflow in foomatic-rip via a long job title, leading to denial of service or arbitrary code execution.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2010-5325?
CVE-2010-5325 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Oracle Linux, published on 15 Apr 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the unhtmlify function in foomatic-rip in foomatic-filters before 4.0.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long job title.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-5325?
It affects 8 products.
Products include Linuxfoundation Foomatic-Filters, Oracle Linux, Redhat Enterprise Linux, Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop, Redhat Enterprise Linux Hpc Node, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server and 2 more.
How do I fix CVE-2010-5325?
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-2010-5325 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-5325 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2010-5325, GHSA-f3f5-3w2j-q3qx.