UBUNTU-CVE-2017-11423

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2017-11423

    Published: 18 Jul 2017Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2017-11423

    Summary:

    Details: The 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.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-11423, https://github.com/hackerlib/hackerlib-vul/tree/master/clamav-vul, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3394-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-11423, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7788-1

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: libmspack

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]~esm2?arch=source&distro=esm-infra-legacy/trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -0.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm2

    Affected versions

    0.4-1

    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