CVE-2015-4646
high
CVSS v3
7.5
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
7.5
Description
(1) unsquash-1.c, (2) unsquash-2.c, (3) unsquash-3.c, and (4) unsquash-4.c in Squashfs and sasquatch allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted input.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
83%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
SUSE Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Affected | — |
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 1:4.3-2 |
| sid | Fixed | 1:4.3-2 |
| forky | Fixed | 1:4.3-2 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 1:4.3-2 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 1:4.3-2 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| squashfs_project | squashfs | {"endIncluding":"4.3"} | |
References
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-4646.html
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q2/756
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75272
- https://github.com/plougher/squashfs-tools/commit/f95864afe8833fe3ad782d714b41378e860977b1
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-73
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-4646
CWEs
CWE-20
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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