Buffer overflow in the main_get_appheader function in xdelta3-main.h in xdelta3 before 3.0.9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary…

Description

Buffer overflow in the main_get_appheader function in xdelta3-main.h in xdelta3 before 3.0.9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted input file.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

4.2% · top 9.1% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)

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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 8.8.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-119 (opens in a new tab)

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (9)

• [oss-security] 20160208 Re: CVE request - buffer overflow in xdelta3 before 3.0.9 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• https://github.com/jmacd/xdelta-devel/commit/ef93ff74203e030073b898c05e8b4860b5d09ef2 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• USN-2901-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• DSA-3484 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• openSUSE-SU-2016:0524 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• GLSA-201701-40 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
• 83109 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• openSUSE-SU-2016:0530 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• [oss-security] 20160208 CVE request - buffer overflow in xdelta3 before 3.0.9 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_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)

Record last updated 6 Aug 2024, 13:55 UTC.