CVE-2018-18585
MEDIUM severity · CVSS 4.3 · CWE-476
4.3CVSS MEDIUM
Summary
chmd_read_headers in mspack/chmd.c in libmspack before 0.8alpha accepts a filename that has '\0' as its first or second character (such as the "/\0" name).
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorNetwork
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredNone
User interactionRequired
Confidentiality impactNone
Integrity impactNone
Availability impactLow
Exploit probability (EPSS)3%
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix in your normal patch cycle. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Additional information
- NVD record
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2049Advisory
- https://bugs.debian.org/911637Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00017.htmlAdvisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201903-20Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3814-1/Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3814-2/Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3814-3/Advisory
- https://github.com/kyz/libmspack/commit/8759da8db6ec9e866cb8eb143313f397f925bb4fAdvisory