libmspack up to 0.4 CAB Archive mszipd.c inflate numeric error
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A vulnerability was found in libmspack up to 0.4. It has been classified as critical. This affects the function inflate
of the file mszipd.c of the component CAB Archive Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a numeric error vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-189. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
Off-by-one error in the inflate function in mszipd.c in libmspack before 0.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted CAB archive.
The weakness was shared 06/11/2015 by Jakub Wilk as confirmed mailinglist post (oss-sec). The advisory is shared at seclists.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2015-4470 since 06/10/2015. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 87122 (SUSE SLED11 Security Update : cabextract (SUSE-SU-2015:2131-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 168364 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security update for libmspack (SUSE-SU-2016:0011-1)).
Upgrading to version 0.5 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 7 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (103801) and Tenable (87122). The entries 75845, 75846, 75847 and 75848 are related to this item.
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CPE 2.3
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Class: Numeric errorCWE: CWE-189
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Nessus ID: 87122
Nessus Name: SUSE SLED11 Security Update : cabextract (SUSE-SU-2015:2131-1)
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Upgrade: libmspack 0.5
Timeline
02/03/2015 🔍02/03/2015 🔍
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Sources
Advisory: seclists.orgResearcher: Jakub Wilk
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-4470 (🔍)
X-Force: 103801 - libmspack mszipd.c buffer overflow
Vulnerability Center: 55750 - libmspack <0.5 Remote DoS MSZIP Decompression via CAB Archive, Medium
SecurityFocus: 72487 - Libmspack 'mspack/mszipd.c' Off-By-One Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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Entry
Created: 06/12/2015 10:34Updated: 07/05/2018 09:01
Changes: 06/12/2015 10:34 (64), 07/05/2018 09:01 (15)
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