Description
Buffer overflow in LHA 1.14 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors related to "command line processing," a different vulnerability than CVE-2004-0771. NOTE: this issue may be REJECTED if there are not any cases in which LHA is setuid or is otherwise used across security boundaries.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 3 | lha | 1.14i-10.4 | RHSA-2004:323 |
Advisories 1
- RHSA-2004:323 Red Hat Security Advisory: lha security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
References
- RHSA-2004:323 vendor-advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9981 vdb-entry signature
- RHSA-2004:440 vendor-advisory