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
Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | MEDIUM | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 3.0 | MEDIUM | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update libmspack and ClamAV packages to resolve the vulnerability.
- Use your system's package manager to update.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
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CVE-2017-11423.
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).
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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.
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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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 5.5
Base CVSS Score: 4.3
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
2.81 }} -0.08%
score
0.85574
percentile