CVE-2012-4025

squashfs-tools: integer overflow in queue_init() may lead to abitrary code execution

Published Jul 19, 2012 CVSS 2.0 · 6.8 Medium EPSS 3.9% KEV · Not listed
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.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2012-3969 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.
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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