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CVE-2010-2947

Published: 24 August 2010

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.

Priority

Medium

Status

Package Release Status
libhx
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
upstream
Released (3.6)
dapper Does not exist

hardy
Released (1.10.2-2ubuntu0.1)
jaunty
Released (1.28-1ubuntu0.1)
karmic
Released (2.9-3ubuntu0.1)
lucid
Released (3.2-1ubuntu0.1)
Patches:
upstream: http://libhx.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=libhx/libhx;a=commitdiff;h=904a46f90dd3f046bfac0b64a5e813d7cd4fca59
This vulnerability is mitigated in part by the use of GNU C Library heap protector in Ubuntu.