CVE-2012-4024

squashfs-tools: remote arbitrary code execution via crafted list file

Published Jul 19, 2012 CVSS 2.0 · 6.8 Medium EPSS 4.1% KEV · Not listed
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 crafted file for the -ef option). NOTE: probably in most cases, the list file is a trusted file constructed by the program's user; however, there are some realistic situations in which a list file would be obtained from an untrusted remote source.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2012-3968 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 crafted file for the -ef option). NOTE: probably in most cases, the list file is a trusted file constructed by the program's user; however, there are some realistic situations in which a list file would be obtained from an untrusted remote source.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 8:21 PM
Reserved
Jul 16, 2012, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jul 19, 2012, 7:55 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:44 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Jul 18, 2012, 12:00 AM