Buffer overflow in Cabextract_project Cabextract
CVE-2018-18584
In mspack/cab.h in libmspack before 0.8alpha and cabextract before 1.8, the CAB block input buffer is one byte too small for the maximal Quantum block, leading to an out-of-bounds write.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.031 (86.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Cabextract_project Cabextract
- Libmspack_project Libmspack — versions 0.3, 0.4, 0.5
- Starwindsoftware Starwind_virtual_san
- Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 12.04, 14.04, 16.04
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 8.0
- Redhat Enterprise_linux — versions 7.0
- Suse Linux_enterprise_server — versions 11, 12
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (Product, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-18584?
- CVE-2018-18584 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cabextract_project Cabextract, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2018-10-23.
- How severe is CVE-2018-18584?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.