USN-3394-1: libmspack vulnerabilities
17 August 2017
Several security issues were fixed in libmspack.
Releases
Packages
- 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
Ubuntu 16.04
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
Related notices
- USN-3393-2: clamav
- USN-3393-1: clamav-docs, clamav-base, clamav-freshclam, clamav-testfiles, clamav-daemon, clamav, libclamav7, clamdscan, clamav-milter, libclamav-dev