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Debian LTS Advisory ([SECURITY] [DLA-1460-1] libmspack security update)
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
Debian Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
6.8
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
5 years ago
Modified
Modified
5 years ago
Summary
It was discovered that there were several vulnerabilities in libsmpack, a library used to handle Microsoft compression formats. A remote attacker could craft malicious .CAB, .CHM or .KWAJ files and use these flaws to cause a denial of service via application crash, or potentially execute arbitrary code.
Affected Software
Affected Software
libmspack on Debian Linux
Detection Method
Detection Method
This check tests the installed software version using the apt package manager.
Solution
Solution
For Debian 8 'Jessie', this issue has been fixed in libmspack version 0.5-1+deb8u2. We recommend that you upgrade your libmspack packages.