CVE-2010-2947

NameCVE-2010-2947
DescriptionHeap-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.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
Debian Bugs594393

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
libhx (PTS)buster3.24-1fixed
bullseye3.25-2fixed
bookworm4.10-1fixed
sid4.19-1.1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
libhxsource(unstable)3.5-2low594393

Notes

[lenny] - libhx <no-dsa> (Minor issue, asked maintainer to fix through spu)

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