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Debian LTS: Security Advisory for libmspack (DLA-2805-1)
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
Debian Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
4.3
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
2 years ago
Modified
Modified
2 years ago
Summary
The remote host is missing an update for the 'libmspack' package(s) announced via the DLA-2805-1 advisory.
Insight
Insight
Opening a crafted chm file could result in a buffer overflow in libmspack, a library for Microsoft compression formats.
Affected Software
Affected Software
'libmspack' package(s) on Debian Linux.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
For Debian 9 stretch, this problem has been fixed in version 0.5-1+deb9u4. We recommend that you upgrade your libmspack packages.