CVE-2010-2947
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
02 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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 5.50% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 92.5% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2010-08-24 19:00Z16 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 02:55Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2010-08-04
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 2c0e28ca57d49881d78ba7eed0fc178df7e5a4b981743609a6c46ab9853c6208
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.securityfocus.com42592http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/42592
- www.mandriva.comMDVSA-2010:165http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:165
- www.vupen.comADV-2010-2232http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2232
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20100820 CVE Request: heap-based buffer overflow in libHXhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/08/20/5
- libhx.git.sourceforge.nethttp://libhx.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=libhx/libhx%3Ba=commit%3Bh=904a46f90dd3f046bfac0b64a5e813d7cd4fca59
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20100820 Re: CVE Request: heap-based buffer overflow in libHXhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/08/20/12
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SR:2010:019http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00006.html
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=625866
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- libhx Fixed in 3.5-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- libhx Fixed in 3.5-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- libhx Fixed in 3.5-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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