5.5
MEDIUM CVSS 3.0
CVE-2017-11423
Microsoft Packing Format CAB Buffer Over-Read Denial of Service
Description

The cabd_read_string function in mspack/cabd.c in libmspack 0.5alpha, as used in ClamAV 0.99.2 and other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted CAB file.

INFO

Published Date :

July 18, 2017, 8:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 20, 2025, 1:37 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-11423 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Clamav clamav
1 Libmspack_project libmspack
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
CVSS 3.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
Solution
This addresses a buffer over-read vulnerability in libmspack, impacting ClamAV.
  • Update libmspack and ClamAV packages to resolve the vulnerability.
  • Use your system's package manager to update.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-11423 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2017-11423 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2017-11423 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-11423 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3946
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.clamav.net/show_bug.cgi?id=11873
    Added Reference https://github.com/hackerlib/hackerlib-vul/tree/master/clamav-vul
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/02/msg00014.html
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201804-16
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-119 CWE-125
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 21, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201804-16 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 14, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/02/msg00014.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 08, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3946 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 25, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.clamav.net/show_bug.cgi?id=11873 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.clamav.net/show_bug.cgi?id=11873 Permissions Required
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/hackerlib/hackerlib-vul/tree/master/clamav-vul No Types Assigned https://github.com/hackerlib/hackerlib-vul/tree/master/clamav-vul Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-119
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:libmspack_project:libmspack:0.5:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.99.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 5.5
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 4.3
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

1.94 }} -0.16%

score

0.82668

percentile