Numeric Errors The advisory has been revoked - it doesn't affect any version of package cabextract (opens in a new tab)
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- published11 Jun 2015
- disclosed11 Jun 2015
Introduced: 11 Jun 2015
CVE-2015-4471 (opens in a new tab)Amendment
The Ubuntu security team deemed this advisory irrelevant for Ubuntu:18.10.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream cabextract package and not the cabextract package as distributed by Ubuntu.
Off-by-one error in the lzxd_decompress function in lzxd.c in libmspack before 0.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer under-read and application crash) via a crafted CAB archive.
References
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2015-4471
- https://bugs.debian.org/775499
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-4471
- https://github.com/kyz/libmspack/commit/18b6a2cc0b87536015bedd4f7763e6b02d5aa4f3
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/03/11
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72492