Vulnerability in Libmspack Project
CVE-2014-9556
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.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.028 (86.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 87th percentile — 86.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.028 · newest: 0.028 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Libmspack Project — versions 0.4
- openSUSE — versions 13.1, 13.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/01/5 (mailing-list)
- bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi (Exploit)
- secunia.com/advisories/62793 (third-party-advisory)
- advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0052.html
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/07/2 (mailing-list)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00004.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2014-9556?
- CVE-2014-9556 is a vulnerability in Libmspack Project, classified under CWE-189. Published 2015-02-03.
- Is CVE-2014-9556 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.