5.5

CVE-2017-11423: libmspack_project libmspack Out-of-bounds Read

CVSS: 5.5v3.0MediumModified
AliasesALPINE-CVE-2017-11423UBUNTU-CVE-2017-11423DEBIAN-CVE-2017-11423
Published 18-07-2017Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-11423 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in libmspack_project libmspack. EPSS estimates a 2.07% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 81.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
22/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
2.07%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 10 · Related 7
DLA-1279-1DSA-3946-1MGASA-2017-0283OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10685-1SUSE-SU-2018:0254-1SUSE-SU-2018:0255-1

Timeline

  1. 18-07-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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 metrics

5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

2.07%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

81%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 2.07% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
2.07%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Alpine2 products
  • clamav< 0.99.4-r0
  • libmspack< 0.5_alpha-r1
Debian2 products
  • clamav< 0.99.3~beta1+dfsg-1
  • libmspack< 0.6-1
Libmspack_project1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • libmspack< 0.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 | < 0.5-1ubuntu0.16.04.1

4 vendors · 6 products

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