Ubuntu Security Notice 3394-1 - It was discovered that libmspack incorrectly handled certain malformed CHM files. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause libmspack to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. It was discovered that libmspack incorrectly handled certain malformed CAB files. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause libmspack to crash, resulting in a denial of service. Various other issues were also addressed.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3394-1
August 17, 2017
libmspack vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 17.04
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Summary:
Several security issues were fixed in libmspack.
Software Description:
- libmspack: library for Microsoft compression formats
Details:
It was discovered that libmspack incorrectly handled certain malformed CHM
files. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause libmspack to crash,
resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2017-6419)
It was discovered that libmspack incorrectly handled certain malformed CAB
files. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause libmspack to crash,
resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2017-6419)
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 17.04:
libmspack0 0.5-1ubuntu0.17.04.1
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
libmspack0 0.5-1ubuntu0.16.04.1
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3394-1
CVE-2017-11423, CVE-2017-6419
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libmspack/0.5-1ubuntu0.17.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libmspack/0.5-1ubuntu0.16.04.1