vulnerability
Arch Linux: Arbitrary code execution (CVE-2017-6419)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Aug 7, 2017 | Jul 11, 2025 | Nov 27, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Aug 7, 2017
Added
Jul 11, 2025
Modified
Nov 27, 2025
Description
mspack/lzxd.c in libmspack 0.5alpha, as used in ClamAV before 0.99.4, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted CHM file.
Solution
arch-linux-upgrade-latest
References
- CVE-2017-6419
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2017-6419
- URL-http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3946
- URL-https://bugzilla.clamav.net/show_bug.cgi?id=11701
- URL-https://github.com/varsleak/varsleak-vul/blob/master/clamav-vul/heap-overflow/clamav_chm_crash.md
- URL-https://github.com/vrtadmin/clamav-devel/commit/a83773682e856ad6529ba6db8d1792e6d515d7f1
- 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-119
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