SB2017031721 - Multiple vulnerabilities in squashfs-tools

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SB2017031721 - Multiple vulnerabilities in squashfs-tools

Published: March 17, 2017 Updated: November 14, 2023

Security Bulletin ID SB2017031721
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Integer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-4645)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the read_fragment_table_4() function in unsquash-4.c . A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger an integer overflow and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


2) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-4646)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in unsquash-1.c, unsquash-2.c, unsquash-3.c, and unsquash-4.c. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References