CVE-2018-18585 is a vulnerability in libmspack versions prior to 0.8alpha, specifically within the chmd_read_headers function, which improperly handles filenames containing null characters. This flaw affects various distributions including Canonical, Debian, Red Hat, and SUSE. With a CVSS score of 4.3 (Medium), it can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, requiring user interaction, and could lead to a denial of service. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:kyzer:libmspack:0.3:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:kyzer:libmspack:0.4:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:kyzer:libmspack:0.5:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:kyzer:libmspack:0.6:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:kyzer:libmspack:0.7:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
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