# CVE-2012-4025: Integer overflow in the queue\_init function in unsquashfs.c in unsquashfs in Squashfs 4.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arb

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2012-07-19 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Integer overflow in the queue_init function in unsquashfs.c in unsquashfs in Squashfs 4.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted block_log field in the superblock of a .sqsh file, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow.

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## References

- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/19/6
- http://www.osvdb.org/83899
- https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2013-0001
- http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_name=CAAoG81HL9oP8roPLLhftTSXTzSD%2BZcR66PRkVU%3Df76W3Mjde_w%40mail.gmail.com&forum_name=squashfs-devel
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54610
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-40
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:128

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