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Ubuntu 16.04 LTS : libmspack vulnerabilities (USN-3394-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 102582

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Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-3394-1 advisory.

 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)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected libmspack-dev and / or libmspack0 packages.

See Also

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3394-1

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 102582

File Name: ubuntu_USN-3394-1.nasl

Version: 3.11

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 8/18/2017

Updated: 8/27/2024

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-6419

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libmspack-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libmspack0, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:lts

Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Debian/dpkg-l, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/17/2017

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/18/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-11423, CVE-2017-6419

USN: 3394-1