UBUNTU-CVE-2017-11423

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-11423
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-11423.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-11423
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Published
2017-07-18T00:00:00Z
Modified
2025-07-16T07:35:44.525968Z
Severity
  • 5.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

The cabdreadstring 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.

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

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / libmspack

Package

Name
libmspack
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libmspack@0.5-1ubuntu0.16.04.1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.5-1ubuntu0.16.04.1

Affected versions

0.*

0.5-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libmspack-dbg",
            "binary_version": "0.5-1ubuntu0.16.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libmspack-dev",
            "binary_version": "0.5-1ubuntu0.16.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libmspack-dev-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "0.5-1ubuntu0.16.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libmspack-doc",
            "binary_version": "0.5-1ubuntu0.16.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libmspack0",
            "binary_version": "0.5-1ubuntu0.16.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libmspack0-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "0.5-1ubuntu0.16.04.1"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / libmspack

Package

Name
libmspack
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libmspack@0.6-3?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.6-3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libmspack-dev",
            "binary_version": "0.6-3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libmspack-doc",
            "binary_version": "0.6-3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libmspack0",
            "binary_version": "0.6-3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libmspack0-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "0.6-3"
        }
    ]
}