CVE-2017-11423 is a stack-based buffer over-read vulnerability in the cabd_read_string function of libmspack 0.5alpha, affecting products like ClamAV 0.99.2. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service and application crash via a specially crafted CAB file. Rated MEDIUM (CVSS 5.5), exploitation requires user interaction (UI:R) and local access (AV:L), but has a high impact on availability (A:H). There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:libmspack_project:libmspack:0.5:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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