Risk | Low |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2018-18585 |
CWE-ID | CWE-476 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
libmspack Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products |
Vendor | Stuart Caie |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU15908
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1:
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-18585
CWE-ID:
Exploit availability:
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to the chmd_read_headers function, as defined in the mspack/chmd.c source code file of the affected software, accepts filenames that have embedded NULL bytes. A remote attacker can trick the victim into accessing a Compiled HTML (CHM) file that submits malicious input to the targeted system, trigger NULL pointer dereference and cause the service to crash.
MitigationUpdate to version 0.8alpha.
Vulnerable software versionslibmspack: 0.3 - 0.7
Fixed software versionsCPE2.3 External links
http://github.com/kyz/libmspack/commit/8759da8db6ec9e866cb8eb143313f397f925bb4f
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?