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Status published
Critical
CVE-2010-2947
Heap-based buffer overflow in the HX_split function in string.c in...
Vulnerability Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the HX_split function in string.c in libHX before 3.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a string that is inconsistent with the expected number of fields.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/42592
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:165
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2232
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/08/20/5
- http://libhx.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=libhx/libhx%3Ba=commit%3Bh=904a46f90dd3f046bfac0b64a5e813d7cd4fca59
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/08/20/12
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00006.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=625866
Affected Vendor
jan engelhardt
View all reports →Affected Software
libhx
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 1.10.0, 1.10.1, 1.10.2, 1.15, 1.17, 1.18, 1.22, 1.23, 1.25, 1.26, 1.27, 1.28, 2.0, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 2.8, 2.9, 3.0, 3.0.1, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4
Timeline
Official Publish:
August 24th, 2010
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.