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CVE-2014-9732 (GCVE-0-2014-9732)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2015-06-11 14:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 13:55
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Summary
The cabd_extract function in cabd.c in libmspack before 0.5 does not properly maintain decompression callbacks in certain cases where an invalid file follows a valid file, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted CAB archive.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/03/11 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
https://bugs.debian.org/774665 x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72474 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
Date Public
2014-12-21 00:00
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