CVE-2012-4025

critical

Description

Integer overflow in the queue_init function in unsquashfs.c in unsquashfs in Squashfs 4.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted block_log field in the superblock of a .sqsh file, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow.

References

Advisories
More

https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2013-0001

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-40

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54610

http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_name=CAAoG81HL9oP8roPLLhftTSXTzSD%2BZcR66PRkVU%3Df76W3Mjde_w%40mail.gmail.com&forum_name=squashfs-devel

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/19/6

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:128

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2012-07-19

Updated: 2025-04-11

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.02345