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CVE-2018-18584

Published: Oct 23, 2018Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-787
6.5MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
3.1%
Top 13.7%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

In mspack/cab.h in libmspack before 0.8alpha and cabextract before 1.8, the CAB block input buffer is one byte too small for the maximal Quantum block, leading to an out-of-bounds write.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:RS:UC:NI:NA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-787

Affected Products

Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения
oss-projectaka fsf
LibmspackLibraryLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
CabextractOn-prem
DevTools & CI / build-test-tools
Debian GNU/LinuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Novell Inc.
commercial·DEaka suse
linux enterprise serverOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
SUSE Linux EnterpriseOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
cabextract project
oss-projectaka cabextract
cabextractLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
libmspack project
oss-project
libmspackLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
debian
oss-project·GBaka debian gnu/linux
debian linuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Red Hat Inc.
commercial·USaka redhat, red hat
Red Hat Enterprise LinuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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Attack Graph

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2049
access.redhat.com
https://bugs.debian.org/911640
bugs.debian.org
https://github.com/kyz/libmspack/commit/40ef1b4093d77ad3a5cfcee1f5cb6108b3a3bcc2
github.com
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