#VU19266 Out-of-bounds read in libmspack - CVE-2019-1010305
Published: July 19, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU19266
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-1010305
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
libmspack
libmspack
Software vendor:
Stuart Caie
Stuart Caie
Description
The vulnerability allows an attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition when processing a specially crafted chm file in libmspack 0.9.1alpha. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted chm file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.