5.1

CVE-2010-2801: cabextract_project cabextract Numeric Errors

CVSS: 5.1v2.0MediumModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2010-2801DSA-2087-1
Published 06-08-2010Last modified 07-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2010-2801 is a medium (CVSS 5.1) Numeric Errors vulnerability in cabextract_project cabextract. EPSS estimates a 4.03% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
21/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.1/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
4.03%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 06-08-2010
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

4.03%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

90%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 4.03% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
4.03%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Cabextract_project1 product
  • cabextract≤ 1.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.1
Debian1 product
  • cabextract< 1.3-1 | < 1.2-3+lenny1

2 vendors · 2 products

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