Medium severity · published Jul 18, 2017
CVE-2017-11423
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…
5.5
CVSS
2.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.1% · higher than 81% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
LI
Libmspack · Libmspack Project
0.5 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-11423
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-11423
www.debian.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3946
Permissions Required
https://bugzilla.clamav.net/show_bug.cgi?id=11873
Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/hackerlib/hackerlib-vul/tree/master/clamav-vul
lists.debian.org
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/02/msg00014.html
security.gentoo.org
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201804-16
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