cabextract MS-ZIP and Quantum Decompressed '.cab' File Denial Of Service Vulnerability

BID:42131

Info

cabextract MS-ZIP and Quantum Decompressed '.cab' File Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 42131
Class: Failure to Handle Exceptional Conditions
CVE: CVE-2010-2800
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Aug 02 2010 12:00AM
Updated: Apr 13 2015 08:26PM
Credit: Unknown
Vulnerable: Pardus Linux 2009 0
Gentoo Linux
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

cabextract MS-ZIP and Quantum Decompressed '.cab' File Denial Of Service Vulnerability

cabextract is prone to a denial-of-service vulnerability because some decompressors fail to properly handle zero-byte '.cab' files.

Attackers can exploit this issue to cause denial-of-service conditions.

Versions prior to cabextract 1.3 are vulnerable.

Exploit / POC

cabextract MS-ZIP and Quantum Decompressed '.cab' File Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Attackers can use readily available utilities to trigger the issue.

Solution / Fix

cabextract MS-ZIP and Quantum Decompressed '.cab' File Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available; please see the references for more information.

References

cabextract MS-ZIP and Quantum Decompressed '.cab' File Denial Of Service Vulnerability

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