CVE-2017-11423
medium
CVSS v3
5.5
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
5.5
Description
The cabd_read_string 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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
55%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| arch | fixed | 1:0.6alpha-1 | |
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 0.99.3~beta1+dfsg-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 0.99.3~beta1+dfsg-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 0.99.3~beta1+dfsg-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 0.99.3~beta1+dfsg-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 0.99.3~beta1+dfsg-1 |
References
- https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201802-9
- https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201803-14
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3946
- https://bugzilla.clamav.net/show_bug.cgi?id=11873
- https://github.com/hackerlib/hackerlib-vul/tree/master/clamav-vul
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/02/msg00014.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201804-16
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-11423.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-11423
CWEs
CWE-125
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.