CVE-2010-2947
Heap-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.
- EPSS
- 5.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 92% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
- CWE
- CWE-119
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Affected
- jan_engelhardt:libhx
References
- http://libhx.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=libhx/libhx%3Ba=commit%3Bh=904a46f90dd3f046bfac0b64a5e813d7cd4fca59
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00006.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:165
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/08/20/12
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/08/20/5