CVE-2017-11423

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Summary

CVECVE-2017-11423
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-07-18 20:29:00 UTC
Updated2019-10-03 00:03:00 UTC
DescriptionThe cabd_read_string function in mspack/cabd.c in libmspack 0.5alpha, as used in ClamAV 0.99.2 and other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted CAB file.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-125

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Clamav Clamav 0.99.2 All All All
Application Clamav Clamav 0.99.2 All All All
Application Libmspack Project Libmspack 0.5 alpha All All
Application Libmspack Project Libmspack 0.5 alpha All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
hackerlib-vul/clamav-vul at master · hackerlib/hackerlib-vul · GitHub MISC github.com Third Party Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3946-1 libmspack DEBIAN www.debian.org
ClamAV: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201804-16) — Gentoo security GENTOO security.gentoo.org
Bug 11873 – stack-buffer-overflow in cabd.c MISC bugzilla.clamav.net Permissions Required
[SECURITY] [DLA 1279-1] clamav security update MLIST lists.debian.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 500103 Alpine Linux Security Update for clamav
  • 501042 Alpine Linux Security Update for libmspack
  • 503827 Alpine Linux Security Update for clamav
  • 710259 Gentoo Linux ClamAV Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 201804-16)
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