vulnerability
Arch Linux: Denial of service (CVE-2017-11423)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Jul 18, 2017 | Jul 11, 2025 | Nov 27, 2025 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Jul 18, 2017
Added
Jul 11, 2025
Modified
Nov 27, 2025
Description
The cabd_read_string function in mspack/cabd.c in libmspack 0.5alpha, as used in ClamAV before 0.99.4 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.
Solution
arch-linux-upgrade-latest
References
- CVE-2017-11423
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2017-11423
- URL-http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3946
- URL-https://bugzilla.clamav.net/show_bug.cgi?id=11873
- URL-https://github.com/hackerlib/hackerlib-vul/tree/master/clamav-vul
- URL-https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/02/msg00014.html
- URL-https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201802-9
- URL-https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201803-14
- URL-https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201804-16
- CWE-125
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