CVE-2015-4469
The chmd_read_headers function in chmd.c in libmspack before 0.5 does not validate name lengths, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read and application crash) via
02 Description
The chmd_read_headers function in chmd.c in libmspack before 0.5 does not validate name lengths, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read and application crash) via
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 1.42% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 72.4% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2015-06-11 14:00Z11 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 06:18Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2015-06-10
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 4be5aa2057fea1daaf17624cec208260af9b51676a90ff325c64eeb6bb974a76
05 Affected products
06 References
- openwall.com[oss-security] 20150203 Possible CVE Requests: libmspack: several issueshttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/03/11
- anonscm.debian.orghttp://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/collab-maint/libmspack.git/diff/debian/patches/fix-name-field-boundaries.patch?id=a25bb144795e526748b57884daf365732c7e2295
- bugs.debian.orghttps://bugs.debian.org/774726
- www.securityfocus.com72486http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72486
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- libmspack Fixed in 0.4-3
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- libmspack Fixed in 0.4-3
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- libmspack Fixed in 0.4-3
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS
- libmspack Fixed in 0.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm2Available with Ubuntu Pro with Legacy support add-on: https://ubuntu.com/pro
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.