UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9556

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-9556
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2014/UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9556.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9556
Upstream
Published
2015-02-03T16:59:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:43:16Z
Severity
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

Integer overflow in the qtmd_decompress function in libmspack 0.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (hang) via a crafted CAB file, which triggers an infinite loop.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS / cabextract

Package

Name
cabextract
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/cabextract@1.4-4ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=trusty/esm

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.4-4ubuntu0.1~esm1

Affected versions

1.*

1.4-4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "cabextract",
            "binary_version": "1.4-4ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2014/UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9556.json"

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS / libmspack

Package

Name
libmspack
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libmspack@0.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=trusty/esm

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

Affected versions

0.*

0.4-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libmspack-dev",
            "binary_version": "0.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libmspack0",
            "binary_version": "0.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2014/UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9556.json"