CVE-2014-4607
lzo: lzo1x_decompress_safe() integer overflow
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 2.0
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Published · June 26, 2014
Updated · July 20, 2026
Description
An integer overflow flaw was found in the way the lzo library decompressed certain archives compressed with the LZO algorithm. An attacker could create a specially crafted LZO-compressed input that, when decompressed by an application using the lzo library, would cause that application to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 2.0 · 5.1AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CWE-190 · Integer Overflow or Wraparound