MGASA-2015-0052

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    MGASA-2015-0052

    Published: 5 Feb 2015Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2014-9556

    Summary: Updated cabextract packages fix CVE-2014-9556

    Details: Updated cabextract packages fix security vulnerability: Libmspack, a library to provide compression and decompression of some file formats used by Microsoft, is embedded in cabextract. A specially crafted cab file can cause cabextract to hang forever. If cabextract is exposed to any remotely-controlled user input, this issue can cause a denial-of-service (CVE-2014-9556).

    References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0052.html, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=15193, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00004.html

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: cabextract

    Purl: pkg:rpm/mageia/cabextract?arch=source&distro=mageia-4

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.5-1.mga4

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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