Numeric Errors Affecting cabextract package, versions <1.4-5


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
4.6% (93rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-CABEXTRACT-385808
  • published3 Feb 2015
  • disclosed3 Feb 2015

Introduced: 3 Feb 2015

CVE-2014-9556  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-189  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:unstable cabextract to version 1.4-5 or higher.

NVD Description

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

Integer overflow in the qtmd_decompress function in libmspack 0.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (hang) via a crafted CAB file, which triggers an infinite loop.

CVSS Scores

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