83898 : Squashfs get_component() Function Stack Overflow
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2012-07-17

Description

Squashfs is prone to an overflow condition. The get_component() function fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input resulting in a stack overflow. This may allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code.

Classification

Location: Local Access Required
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Solution: Solution Unknown
Exploit: Exploit Unknown
OSVDB: Authentication Required

Solution

OSVDB is not aware of a solution for this vulnerability.

Products

Phillip Lougher
Squashfs
4.2

References

Credit

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 6.8
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2012-07-20 | Disagree?

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