CVE-2012-4024
Stack-based buffer overflow in the get_component function in unsquashfs.c in unsquashfs in Squashfs 4.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted list file (aka a
02 Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the get_component function in unsquashfs.c in unsquashfs in Squashfs 4.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted list file (aka a
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
- 4.05% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 90.4% 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
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
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
- 2012-07-19 19:00Z14 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 20:21Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2012-07-16
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-787Out-of-bounds WriteBase
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 8dbb3454de3ec861b1d72e0f45d94b86c2aa24bc4e58fb0fc5f1774e09e4268f
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20120719 CVE-2012-4024 and CVE-2012-4025: Squashfs overflowshttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/19/6
- www.osvdb.org83898http://www.osvdb.org/83898
- wiki.mageia.orghttps://wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2013-0001
- sourceforge.nethttp://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_name=CAAoG81HL9oP8roPLLhftTSXTzSD%2BZcR66PRkVU%3Df76W3Mjde_w%40mail.gmail.com&forum_name=squashfs-devel
- www.securityfocus.com54610http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54610
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-201612-40https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-40
- www.mandriva.comMDVSA-2013:128http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:128
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comsquashfs-getcomponent-bo(77106)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/77106
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- squashfs-tools Fixed in 1:4.2+20121212-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- squashfs-tools Fixed in 1:4.2+20121212-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- squashfs-tools Fixed in 1:4.2+20121212-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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