Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Jul 18, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-11423
CVE-2017-11423
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.
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Affected products
20cpe:2.3:a:libmspack_project:libmspack:0.5:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:libmspack_project:libmspack:0.5:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: =0.5alpha
- osv-coords18 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/clamav&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/clamav&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/clamav&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/clamav&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Point%20of%20Sale%2011%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/clamav&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP3-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/clamav&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP3-TERADATApkg:rpm/suse/clamav&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/clamav&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP1-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/clamav&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/clamav&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/clamav&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/clamav&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20Raspberry%20Pi%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/clamav&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/clamav&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012pkg:rpm/suse/clamav&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/clamav&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/clamav&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/clamav&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%206
< 0.103.3-1.4+ 17 more
- (no CPE)range: < 0.103.3-1.4
- (no CPE)range: < 0.99.3-33.5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.99.3-33.5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.99.3-0.20.3.2
- (no CPE)range: < 0.99.3-0.20.3.2
- (no CPE)range: < 0.99.3-0.20.3.2
- (no CPE)range: < 0.99.3-0.20.3.2
- (no CPE)range: < 0.99.3-33.5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.99.3-33.5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.99.3-33.5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.99.3-33.5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.99.3-33.5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.99.3-0.20.3.2
- (no CPE)range: < 0.99.3-33.5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.99.3-33.5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.99.3-33.5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.99.3-33.5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.99.3-33.5.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
5- github.com/hackerlib/hackerlib-vul/tree/master/clamav-vulnvdThird Party Advisory
- bugzilla.clamav.net/show_bug.cginvdPermissions Required
- www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3946nvd
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/02/msg00014.htmlnvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201804-16nvd
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