CVE-2010-4743

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the getarena function in abc2ps.c in abcm2ps before 5.9.13 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted ABC file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-3441. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 3.38% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/40033 third party advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/054424.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0390 vdb entry third party advisory
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=577014 issue tracking mailing list patch third party advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=600729 issue tracking third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/43338 third party advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-February/054015.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://moinejf.free.fr/abcm2ps-5.txt broken link

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-4743?
CVE-2010-4743 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-4743?
To fix CVE-2010-4743, 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-2010-4743 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2010-4743 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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