CVE-2017-11423

Published: Jul 18, 2017Modified: May 13, 2026

5.5

Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 3.6

Source: NVD

Description

The cabd_read_string function in mspack/cabd.c in libmspack 0.5alpha, as used in ClamAV 0.99.2 and other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted CAB file.

Affected (1)

Products: Libmspack Project: Libmspack

Libmspack Project

1 product

Libmspack

Configuration A

1 vulnerable · 1 platform

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Libmspack Project Libmspack	Version 0.5 alpha

Running on/with	Platform Versions
Clamav Clamav	Version 0.99.2

Related CWEs

CWE-125

Out-of-bounds Read

The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.

References (10)

http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3946

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://bugzilla.clamav.net/show_bug.cgi?id=11873

Source: cve@mitre.org

Permissions Required

https://github.com/hackerlib/hackerlib-vul/tree/master/clamav-vul

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/02/msg00014.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201804-16

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3946