CVE-2015-4472

medium

Published 2015-06-11 · Modified 2026-05-06

CVSS v3

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CVSS v2

6.8

VIR risk

6.8

Description

Off-by-one error in the READ_ENCINT macro in chmd.c in libmspack before 0.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted CHM file.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

20%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-4472

OS impact

OS	Version	Status	Fixed in
debian	bookworm	fixed	`0.5-1`
debian	bullseye	fixed	`0.5-1`
debian	forky	fixed	`0.5-1`
debian	sid	fixed	`0.5-1`
debian	trixie	fixed	`0.5-1`

Application impact

Vendor	Product	Versions	Fixed
libmspack_project	libmspack	`{"endIncluding":"0.4-3"}`

References

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/03/11
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72490
https://bugs.debian.org/775687
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201506-01
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-4472

CWEs

CWE-189

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.