UBUNTU-CVE-2015-4469

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-4469
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2015/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-4469.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-4469
Upstream
Published
2015-06-11T14:59:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:43:23Z
Severity
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

The chmdreadheaders function in chmd.c in libmspack before 0.5 does not validate name lengths, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted CHM file.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS / libmspack

Package

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

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

0.*

0.4-1
0.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libmspack-dev",
            "binary_version": "0.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libmspack0",
            "binary_version": "0.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        }
    ]
}