CVE-2018-14679
libmspack - security update
6.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.99%
Description
An issue was discovered in mspack/chmd.c in libmspack before 0.7alpha. There is an off-by-one error in the CHM PMGI/PMGL chunk number validity checks, which could lead to denial of service (uninitialized data dereference and application crash).
How to fix CVE-2018-14679
To remediate CVE-2018-14679, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Alpine/libmspack—upgrade to 0.7.1_alpha-r0 or later
- —upgrade to 0.7-1 or later
- —upgrade to 0.5-1+deb8u2 or later
- —upgrade to 0.5-1+deb9u2 or later
Is CVE-2018-14679 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 1.0%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (4)
- from 0, < 0.7.1_alpha-r0
- from 0, < 0.7-1
- from 0, < 0.5-1+deb8u2
- from 0, < 0.5-1+deb9u2
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM6.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |