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CVE-2012-4025

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2012-4025 describes an integer overflow vulnerability in the queue_init function of unsquashfs in Squashfs 4.2 and earlier. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by crafting a malicious .sqsh file, which can lead to a heap-based buffer overflow. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.8, indicating a medium severity, and requires medium attack complexity with no authentication needed, potentially impacting confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While the EPSS score is low, suggesting a low likelihood of exploitation, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 4.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:squashfs_project:squashfs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

6.8MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.90%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
89.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0390 is in the 85th percentile among its peer group of 19,955 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (1)

redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: squashfs-tools

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2012-4025Moderate

squashfs-tools: integer overflow in queue_init() may lead to abitrary code execution

Jul 18, 2012

References

sourceforge.net / mailarchive/forum.php
Third Party Advisory
security.gentoo.org / glsa/201612-40
Third Party Advisory
wiki.mageia.org / en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2013-0001
Third Party Advisory
mandriva.com / security/advisories
Not Applicable
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2012/07/19/6
Mailing List
osvdb.org / 83899
Broken Link
securityfocus.com / bid/54610
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry