CVE-2018-14682 describes an off-by-one error in the TOLOWER() macro within the mspack/chmd.c component of libmspack before version 0.7alpha, impacting products like cabextract, Canonical, Debian, and Red Hat. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 8.8, indicating a critical risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and high potential for confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise, though user interaction is required. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.0.20060920CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cabextract:libmspack:0.0.20060920:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cabextract:libmspack:0.3:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cabextract:libmspack:0.4:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cabextract:libmspack:0.5:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cabextract:libmspack:0.6:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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