CVE-2010-2801

EPSS 5.0%

cabextract - arbitrary code execution

Published: 8/9/2010Modified: 4/28/2026

Also known as:DEBIAN-CVE-2010-2801

Description

Integer signedness error in the Quantum decompressor in cabextract before 1.3, when archive test mode is used, allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted Quantum archive in a .cab file, related to the libmspack library.

Affected packages (2)

Debian/cabextractfrom 0, < 1.3-1
Debian/cabextractfrom 0, < 1.2-3+lenny1

References (1)

ADVISORYhttps://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-2801