CVE-2017-6419
N/A
Published: August 7, 2017 at 03:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:22 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLibmspack· also runs on 1 platform
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
Description
mspack/lzxd.c in libmspack 0.5alpha, as used in ClamAV 0.99.2, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted CHM file.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (6)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
Source: [email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3946x_refsource_MISCIssue Tracking
Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.clamav.net/show_bug.cgi?id=11701x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/varsleak/varsleak-vul/blob/master/clamav-vul/heap-overflow/clamav_chm_crash.mdx_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/vrtadmin/clamav-devel/commit/a83773682e856ad6529ba6db8d1792e6d515d7f1Mailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/02/msg00014.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
Source: [email protected]
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201804-16Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-119
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