VDB-54279 · CVE-2010-2800 · BID 42131

cabextract up to 1.2 resource management

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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in cabextract up to 1.2. This affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-399. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

The MS-ZIP decompressor in cabextract before 1.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a malformed MSZIP archive in a .cab file during a (1) test or (2) extract action, related to the libmspack library.

The weakness was shared 08/09/2010 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at vupen.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2010-2800 since 07/22/2010. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 71453 (GLSA-201312-09 : cabextract: Multiple vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 167085 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security update for cabextract (SUSE-SU-2014:0886-1)).

Upgrading to version 0.6 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (71453). The entry 54280 is related to this item.

Productinfo

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cabextract

Version

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 71453
Nessus Name: GLSA-201312-09 : cabextract: Multiple vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 67867
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: libmspack
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: cabextract 0.6

Timelineinfo

07/22/2010 🔍
08/02/2010 +11 days 🔍
08/02/2010 +0 days 🔍
08/09/2010 +7 days 🔍
08/09/2010 +0 days 🔍
08/23/2010 +14 days 🔍
12/16/2013 +1211 days 🔍
03/19/2015 +458 days 🔍
09/21/2021 +2378 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2010-2800 (🔍)
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Vulnerability Center: 26856 - Cabextract Prior to 1.3 Remote DoS Vulnerability via a Crafted MSZIP Archive in a .cab File, Medium
SecurityFocus: 42131 - cabextract MS-ZIP and Quantum Decompressed '.cab' File Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Vupen: ADV-2010-1903

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 14:37
Updated: 09/21/2021 22:11
Changes: 03/19/2015 14:37 (60), 03/03/2017 08:11 (12), 09/21/2021 22:11 (3)
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