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CVE-2010-2801
Integer signedness error in the Quantum decompressor in cabextract before 1.3, when archive test mode is used, allows user-assisted remote…
Medium5.1EPSS 4.0%
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- redhat
Description
Integer signedness error in the Quantum decompressor in cabextract before 1.3, when archive test mode is used, allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted Quantum archive in a .cab file, related to the libmspack library.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.1 | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 4.0% · top 9.4% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.1.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (12)
- ADV-2010-1903 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- http://libmspack.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/libmspack?view=revision&revision=118 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20100802 CVE Request [two ids] -- cabextract -- 1, Infinite loop in MS-ZIP and Quantum decoders (minor) 2, Integer wrap-around (crash) by processing certain *.cab files in test archive mode (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- http://libmspack.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/libmspack/libmspack/trunk/mspack/qtmd.c?r1=114&r2=113 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20100802 Re: CVE Request [two ids] -- cabextract -- 1, Infinite loop in MS-ZIP and Quantum decoders (minor) 2, Integer wrap-around (crash) by processing certain *.cab files in test archive mode (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- http://www.cabextract.org.uk/#changes (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- DSA-2087 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=329891 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=620454 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- ADV-2010-1997 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- cabextract-archive-code-execution(60891) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 42173 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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