CVE-2018-18585
MEDIUM
4.3
CVSS Score
Published: October 23, 2018 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:47 AM UTC
8 products affected across 6 vendorsDebian LinuxUbuntu LinuxEnterprise Linux Desktop
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Severity
MEDIUM4.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%
Description
chmd_read_headers in mspack/chmd.c in libmspack before 0.8alpha accepts a filename that has '\0' as its first or second character (such as the "/\0" name).
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 (10)
Vendor AdvisoryThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2049Issue TrackingMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugs.debian.org/911637ExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/kyz/libmspack/commit/8759da8db6ec9e866cb8eb143313f397f925bb4fMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00017.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201903-20CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- LOW
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-476
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