CVE-2010-4666

Publication date 13 April 2012

Last updated 24 July 2024


Ubuntu priority

Buffer overflow in libarchive 3.0 pre-release code allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted CAB file, which is not properly handled during the reading of Huffman code data within LZX compressed data.

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Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
libarchive 11.10 oneiric
Not affected
11.04 natty
Not affected
10.10 maverick
Not affected
10.04 LTS lucid
Not affected
8.04 LTS hardy Ignored end of life

Notes


mdeslaur

no cab support in versions we carry

Patch details

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Package Patch details
libarchive