CVE-2017-6419

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    CVE-2017-6419

    Published: 7 Aug 2017Last Modified: 8 Jul 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/02/msg00014.html, http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3946, https://github.com/varsleak/varsleak-vul/blob/master/clamav-vul/heap-overflow/clamav_chm_crash.md, https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201804-16, https://bugzilla.clamav.net/show_bug.cgi?id=11701, https://github.com/vrtadmin/clamav-devel/commit/a83773682e856ad6529ba6db8d1792e6d515d7f1

    Affected packages

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    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -a83773682e856ad6529ba6db8d1792e6d515d7f1

    Affected versions

    clamav-0.97

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Scope
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    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
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    High
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