CVE-2010-2947

Publication date 24 August 2010

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

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 is inconsistent with the expected number of fields.

Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
libhx	10.04 LTS lucid	Fixed 3.2-1ubuntu0.1
	9.10 karmic	Fixed 2.9-3ubuntu0.1
	9.04 jaunty	Fixed 1.28-1ubuntu0.1
	8.04 LTS hardy	Fixed 1.10.2-2ubuntu0.1
	6.06 LTS dapper	Not in release

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package	Patch details
libhx	Upstream: http://libhx.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=libhx/libhx;a=commitdiff;h=904a46f90dd3f046bfac0b64a5e813d7cd4fca59

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

USN-994-1
libHX vulnerability
29 September 2010

Other references

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-2947