Gentoo update for cabextract, libmspack



| Updated: 2019-03-28
Risk High
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 7
CVE-ID CVE-2018-14679
CVE-2018-14680
CVE-2018-14681
CVE-2018-14682
CVE-2018-18584
CVE-2018-18585
CVE-2018-18586
CWE-ID CWE-121
CWE-20
CWE-787
CWE-476
CWE-22
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit Public exploit code for vulnerability #1 is available.
Public exploit code for vulnerability #2 is available.
Public exploit code for vulnerability #3 is available.
Public exploit code for vulnerability #4 is available.
Vulnerable software
 Gentoo Linux
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor Gentoo

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 7 vulnerabilities.

1) Stack-based buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU14162

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 5.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-14679

CWE-ID: CWE-121 - Stack-based buffer overflow

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to stack-based buffer overflow the read_chunk function, as defined in the mspack/chmd.c source code file. A local attacker can send a specially crafted request that submits malicious input, trigger memory corruption and cause the service to crash.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.
app-arch/cabextract to version: 1.8
dev-libs/libmspack to version:

Vulnerable software versions

Gentoo Linux: All versions

CPE2.3 External links

https://security.gentoo.org/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201903-20


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.

2) Improper input validation

EUVDB-ID: #VU14161

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 5.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-14680

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to the chmd_read_headers() function, as defined in the mspack/chmd.c source code file of the affected software, does not reject blank CHM filenames. A local attacker can submit a CHM file with a blank filename and cause the service to crash.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.
app-arch/cabextract to version: 1.8
dev-libs/libmspack to version:

Vulnerable software versions

Gentoo Linux: All versions

CPE2.3 External links

https://security.gentoo.org/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201903-20


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.

3) Stack-based buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU14159

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 7.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-14681

CWE-ID: CWE-121 - Stack-based buffer overflow

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to stack-based buffer overflow in the kwajd_read_headers function, as defined in the mspack/kwajd.c source code file. A local attacker can send a specially crafted request that submits malicious input, trigger memory corruption and cause the service to crash or execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.
app-arch/cabextract to version: 1.8
dev-libs/libmspack to version:

Vulnerable software versions

Gentoo Linux: All versions

CPE2.3 External links

https://security.gentoo.org/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201903-20


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.

4) Stack-based buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU14160

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 5.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-14682

CWE-ID: CWE-121 - Stack-based buffer overflow

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to stack-based buffer overflow in the tolower macro, as defined in the mspack/chmd.c source code file. A local attacker can send a specially crafted request that submits malicious input, trigger memory corruption and cause the service to crash.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.
app-arch/cabextract to version: 1.8
dev-libs/libmspack to version:

Vulnerable software versions

Gentoo Linux: All versions

CPE2.3 External links

https://security.gentoo.org/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201903-20


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.

5) Out-of-bounds write

EUVDB-ID: #VU15530

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 6.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-18584

CWE-ID: CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds write

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition or execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists in the mspack/cab.h source code file due to Microsoft cabinet file (CAB) with a Quantum-compressed block of exactly 38,912 B will write 1 B beyond the end of the input buffer. when handling malicious input. A remote unauthenticated attacker can trick the victim into accessing of a CAB file that submits malicious input to the targeted system, trigger an out-of-bounds write condition and cause the application to crash or execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.
app-arch/cabextract to version: 1.8
dev-libs/libmspack to version:

Vulnerable software versions

Gentoo Linux: All versions

CPE2.3 External links

https://security.gentoo.org/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201903-20


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

6) Null pointer dereference

EUVDB-ID: #VU15908

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-18585

CWE-ID: CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to  the chmd_read_headers function, as defined in the mspack/chmd.c source code file of the affected software, accepts filenames that have embedded NULL bytes. A remote attacker can trick the victim into accessing a Compiled HTML (CHM) file that submits malicious input to the targeted system, trigger NULL pointer dereference and cause the service to crash.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.
app-arch/cabextract to version: 1.8
dev-libs/libmspack to version:

Vulnerable software versions

Gentoo Linux: All versions

CPE2.3 External links

https://security.gentoo.org/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201903-20


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

7) Path traversal

EUVDB-ID: #VU32031

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-18586

CWE-ID: CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

** DISPUTED ** chmextract.c in the chmextract sample program, as distributed with libmspack before 0.8alpha, does not protect against absolute/relative pathnames in CHM files, leading to Directory Traversal. NOTE: the vendor disputes that this is a libmspack vulnerability, because chmextract.c was only intended as a source-code example, not a supported application.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.
app-arch/cabextract to version: 1.8
dev-libs/libmspack to version:

Vulnerable software versions

Gentoo Linux: All versions

CPE2.3 External links

https://security.gentoo.org/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201903-20


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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