PT-2010-4427 · Libhx · Libhx

Vincent Danen · Published 2010-08-24 · Updated 2024-06-15 · CVE-2010-2947

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

10

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions libHX versions prior to 3.6

Description The issue is related to a heap-based buffer overflow in the HX split function, located in string.c. This can be exploited by remote attackers using a string that does not match the expected number of fields, potentially leading to the execution of arbitrary code or causing the application to crash.

Recommendations For versions prior to 3.6, update to version 3.6 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2010-2947

OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10005-1

Affected Products

Libhx

References · 14

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2024:10005-1 · Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00006.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:165 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2010-2947 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-2947 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2010-2947 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-2947 · Vendor Advisory
• http://libhx.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=libhx/libhx%3Ba=commit%3Bh=904a46f90dd3f046bfac0b64a5e813d7cd4fca59 · Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2232 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/42592 · Note
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/08/20/5 · Note
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=625866 · Note
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/08/20/12 · Note
• https://suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-2947 · Note