CVE-2010-1620

Public Exploit

Description

Integer overflow in the load_iface function in Tools/gdomap.c in gdomap in GNUstep Base before 1.20.0 might allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a (1) file or (2) socket that provides configuration data with many entries, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow.

Category

7.2
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.20%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/39746 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?29755
http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.lib.gnustep.bugs/12336 exploit
http://ftpmain.gnustep.org/pub/gnustep/core/gnustep-base-1.20.0.tar.gz patch
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127325778527537&w=2 mailing list
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127324274005709&w=2 mailing list
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnustep-base/+bug/573108 exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-1620?
CVE-2010-1620 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-1620?
To fix CVE-2010-1620, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2010-1620 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2010-1620 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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