Out-of-Bounds Affecting libmspack package, versions <0.5-1ubuntu0.16.04.1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Not Defined
EPSS
0.92% (83rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-LIBMSPACK-324918
  • published7 Aug 2017
  • disclosed7 Aug 2017

Introduced: 7 Aug 2017

CVE-2017-6419  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 libmspack to version 0.5-1ubuntu0.16.04.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libmspack package and not the libmspack package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

mspack/lzxd.c in libmspack 0.5alpha, as used in ClamAV 0.99.2, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted CHM file.