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Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')

CVE-2010-2434

High
9.3/10

Summary

Buffer overflow in Arcext.dll 2.16.1 and earlier in pon software Explzh 5.62 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an LZH LHA file with a crafted header that is not properly handled during expansion.

  • MEDIUM
  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • COMPLETE
  • COMPLETE
  • COMPLETE

CWE-120 - Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')

The program copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow.

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