USN-3394-1

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    USN-3394-1

    Published: 17 Aug 2017Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026

    Summary: libmspack vulnerabilities

    Details: It was discovered that libmspack incorrectly handled certain malformed CHM files. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause libmspack to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-6419) It was discovered that libmspack incorrectly handled certain malformed CAB files. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause libmspack to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2017-6419)

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3394-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-6419, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-11423

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: libmspack

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=xenial

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -0.5-1ubuntu0.16.04.1

    Affected versions

    0.5-1

    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