CVE-2014-9556
medium
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
5.0
Description
Integer overflow in the qtmd_decompress function in libmspack 0.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (hang) via a crafted CAB file, which triggers an infinite loop.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
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
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 1.4-5 |
| sid | Fixed | 1.4-5 |
| forky | Fixed | 1.4-5 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 1.4-5 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 1.4-5 |
SUSE Fixed 2 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 13.2 | Not affected | — |
| 13.1 | Not affected | — |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| libmspack_project | libmspack | 0.4 | |
References
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0052.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00004.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62793
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:041
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/01/5
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/07/2
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=773041
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-9556
CWEs
CWE-189
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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