6.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2018-18584
MSPACK/CAB Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability
Description

In mspack/cab.h in libmspack before 0.8alpha and cabextract before 1.8, the CAB block input buffer is one byte too small for the maximal Quantum block, leading to an out-of-bounds write.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 23, 2018, 2:29 a.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 25, 2022, 4:49 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-18584 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 Canonical ubuntu_linux
1 Redhat enterprise_linux
1 Debian debian_linux
1 Suse linux_enterprise_server
1 Cabextract_project cabextract
1 Starwindsoftware starwind_virtual_san
1 Libmspack_project libmspack
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2018-18584.

URL Resource
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2049 Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.debian.org/911640 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/kyz/libmspack/commit/40ef1b4093d77ad3a5cfcee1f5cb6108b3a3bcc2 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00017.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201903-20 Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3814-1/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3814-2/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3814-3/ Third Party Advisory
https://www.cabextract.org.uk/#changes Product Vendor Advisory
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/10/22/1 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://www.starwindsoftware.com/security/sw-20181213-0001/ Third Party Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-18584 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 [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 25, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://www.starwindsoftware.com/security/sw-20181213-0001/ No Types Assigned https://www.starwindsoftware.com/security/sw-20181213-0001/ Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:starwindsoftware:starwind_virtual_san:-:*:*:*:*:vsphere:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 11, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2018-18584 [Third Party Advisory]
    Removed Reference https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/150310/Ubuntu-Security-Notice-USN-3814-3.html [Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry]
    Removed Reference https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-18584/ [Third Party Advisory]
    Added Reference https://www.starwindsoftware.com/security/sw-20181213-0001/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 12, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2049 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2049 Third Party Advisory
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:cabextract_project:cabextract:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.8 *cpe:2.3:a:kyzer:limbspack:0.3:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:kyzer:limbspack:0.4:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:kyzer:limbspack:0.5:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:kyzer:limbspack:0.6:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:kyzer:limbspack:0.7:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:kyzer:limbspack:0.7.1:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:cabextract_project:cabextract:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.8 *cpe:2.3:a:libmspack_project:libmspack:0.3:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libmspack_project:libmspack:0.4:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libmspack_project:libmspack:0.5:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libmspack_project:libmspack:0.6:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libmspack_project:libmspack:0.7:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libmspack_project:libmspack:0.7.1:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Apr. 26, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:kyzer:cabextract:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (excluding) 1.8 OR *cpe:2.3:a:cabextract_project:cabextract:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (excluding) 1.8
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 06, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2049 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 28, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/150310/Ubuntu-Security-Notice-USN-3814-3.html Third Party Advisory https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/150310/Ubuntu-Security-Notice-USN-3814-3.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201903-20 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201903-20 Third Party Advisory
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:kyzer:cabextract:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.8 *cpe:2.3:a:kyzer:limbspack:0.3:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:kyzer:limbspack:0.4:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:kyzer:limbspack:0.5:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:kyzer:limbspack:0.6:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:kyzer:limbspack:0.7:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:kyzer:limbspack:0.7.1:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:kyzer:limbspack:0.8:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:kyzer:cabextract:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.8 *cpe:2.3:a:kyzer:limbspack:0.3:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:kyzer:limbspack:0.4:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:kyzer:limbspack:0.5:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:kyzer:limbspack:0.6:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:kyzer:limbspack:0.7:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:kyzer:limbspack:0.7.1:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 28, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201903-20 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 15, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/kyz/libmspack/commit/40ef1b4093d77ad3a5cfcee1f5cb6108b3a3bcc2 No Types Assigned https://github.com/kyz/libmspack/commit/40ef1b4093d77ad3a5cfcee1f5cb6108b3a3bcc2 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/3814-3/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/3814-3/ Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/3814-2/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/3814-2/ Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00017.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00017.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/3814-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/3814-1/ Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.cabextract.org.uk/#changes No Types Assigned https://www.cabextract.org.uk/#changes Product, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/10/22/1 No Types Assigned https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/10/22/1 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugs.debian.org/911640 No Types Assigned https://bugs.debian.org/911640 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Added Reference https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-18584/ [Third Party Advisory]
    Added Reference https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/150310/Ubuntu-Security-Notice-USN-3814-3.html [Third Party Advisory]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2018-18584 [Third Party Advisory]
    Added CWE CWE-787
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:kyzer:cabextract:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.8 *cpe:2.3:a:kyzer:limbspack:0.3:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:kyzer:limbspack:0.4:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:kyzer:limbspack:0.5:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:kyzer:limbspack:0.6:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:kyzer:limbspack:0.7:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:kyzer:limbspack:0.7.1:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:kyzer:limbspack:0.8:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:11:sp3:*:*:ltss:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:12:ga:*:*:ltss:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:12:sp1:*:*:ltss:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:12:sp2:*:*:ltss:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 14, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3814-3/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 13, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3814-2/ [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3814-1/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 29, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00017.html [No Types Assigned]
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.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-18584 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-2018-18584 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

27.54 }} -6.94%

score

0.96862

percentile

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