Buffer overflow in libarchive 3.0 pre-release code allows remote attackers to cause a…
Priority LOW 37CWE-119Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Buffer overflow in libarchive 3.0 pre-release code allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted CAB file, which is not properly handled during the reading of Huffman code data within LZX compressed data.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02079 81st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix yet |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2010-4666
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-grv9-pvr2-fc6r
References
More FreeBSD Libarchive vulnerabilities
- TI-2007-03532 archive_read_support_format_tar.c in libarchive before 2.2.4 does not properly compute… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2011-01557 Buffer overflow in libarchive through 2.8.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2011-01556 Multiple buffer overflows in the (1) heap_add_entry and (2) relocate_dir functions in… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2011-01558 Multiple use-after-free vulnerabilities in libarchive 2.8.4 and 2.8.5 allow remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2007-03535 archive_read_support_format_tar.c in libarchive before 2.2.4 allows user-assisted remote… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
- TI-2007-03536 archive_read_support_format_tar.c in libarchive before 2.2.4 allows user-assisted remote… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
- CVE-2010-4666 · CVE Program
- CVE-2010-4666 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-grv9-pvr2-fc6r · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2010-4666 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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