CVE-2015-4646 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via crafted input in the Squashfs library, affecting systems that process these archives.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2015-4646?
CVE-2015-4646 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Apr 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
(1) unsquash-1.c, (2) unsquash-2.c, (3) unsquash-3.c, and (4) unsquash-4.c in Squashfs and sasquatch allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted input.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-4646?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Squashfs Project Squashfs.
How do I fix CVE-2015-4646?
Apply the vendor's patch.
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-2015-4646 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-4646 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as AZL-6885, DEBIAN-CVE-2015-4646, GHSA-m77j-hm9g-ppq8.