Out-of-Bounds Affecting upx-ucl package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-UPXUCL-9538748
  • published28 Mar 2025
  • disclosed27 Mar 2025

Introduced: 27 Mar 2025

NewCVE-2025-2849  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-122  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Debian:unstable upx-ucl.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream upx-ucl package and not the upx-ucl package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:unstable relevant fixed versions and status.

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in UPX up to 5.0.0. Affected is the function PackLinuxElf64::un_DT_INIT of the file src/p_lx_elf.cpp. The manipulation leads to heap-based buffer overflow. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The patch is identified as e0b6ff192412f5bb5364c1948f4f6b27a0cd5ea2. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1