# 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.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 15 Apr 2016
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2010-5325, GHSA-f3f5-3w2j-q3qx

## 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 (Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-5325?

It affects 8 products.


Products: Linuxfoundation Foomatic-Filters, Oracle Linux, Redhat Enterprise Linux, Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop, Redhat Enterprise Linux Hpc Node, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus, Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation.

## How do I fix CVE-2010-5325?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2010-5325 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-5325 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2010-5325 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-5325 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Oracle Linux. 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-2010-5325/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-5325/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-5325
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-5325
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2010-5325

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-5325/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.