SB2018111506 - Denial of service in libmspack

CSH
CYBERSECURITY HELP
Sign In REGISTER

Main Vulnerability Database SB2018111506

SB2018111506 - Denial of service in libmspack

Published: November 15, 2018

Security Bulletin ID SB2018111506
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

Low 100%
  • Low
  • Medium
  • High
  • Critical

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Null pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-18585)

CWE-ID: CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


The 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.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References