CVE-2010-2947

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Summary

CVECVE-2010-2947
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2010-08-24 20:00:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionHeap-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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 10 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Jan Engelhardt Libhx 1.10.0 All All All
Application Jan Engelhardt Libhx 1.10.1 All All All
Application Jan Engelhardt Libhx 1.10.2 All All All
Application Jan Engelhardt Libhx 1.15 All All All
Application Jan Engelhardt Libhx 1.17 All All All
Application Jan Engelhardt Libhx 1.18 All All All
Application Jan Engelhardt Libhx 1.22 All All All
Application Jan Engelhardt Libhx 1.23 All All All
Application Jan Engelhardt Libhx 1.25 All All All
Application Jan Engelhardt Libhx 1.26 All All All
Application Jan Engelhardt Libhx 1.27 All All All
Application Jan Engelhardt Libhx 1.28 All All All
Application Jan Engelhardt Libhx 2.0 All All All
Application Jan Engelhardt Libhx 2.1 All All All
Application Jan Engelhardt Libhx 2.2 All All All
Application Jan Engelhardt Libhx 2.3 All All All
Application Jan Engelhardt Libhx 2.4 All All All
Application Jan Engelhardt Libhx 2.5 All All All
Application Jan Engelhardt Libhx 2.6 All All All
Application Jan Engelhardt Libhx 2.7 All All All
Application Jan Engelhardt Libhx 2.8 All All All
Application Jan Engelhardt Libhx 2.9 All All All
Application Jan Engelhardt Libhx 3.0 All All All
Application Jan Engelhardt Libhx 3.0.1 All All All
Application Jan Engelhardt Libhx 3.1 All All All
Application Jan Engelhardt Libhx 3.2 All All All
Application Jan Engelhardt Libhx 3.3 All All All
Application Jan Engelhardt Libhx 3.4 All All All
Application Jan Engelhardt Libhx All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
625866 – (CVE-2010-2947) CVE-2010-2947 libHX: buffer overrun in HX_split() af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2010:165 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
oss-security - CVE Request: heap-based buffer overflow in libHX af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
[security-announce] SUSE Security Summary Report: SUSE-SR:2010:019 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
oss-security - Re: CVE Request: heap-based buffer overflow in libHX af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
libHX 'HX_split()' Remote Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
libHX / Git tools af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 libhx.git.sourceforge.net
libHX / Git tools MITRE libhx.git.sourceforge.net
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