Libmspack is a widely embedded compression-handling library that parses Microsoft cabinet and related archive formats across numerous downstream applications and tools. Despite its narrow product scope, the vendor's prominence in the software supply chain means that vulnerabilities in the library propagate broadly; the recurring weakness classes—improper bounds restrictions, out-of-bounds reads, and out-of-bounds writes—reflect the memory-safety challenges inherent to binary format parsing. Defenders should inventory products that bundle this library and prioritize patches accordingly, as remediation typically depends on downstream vendors rebuilding; live severity, exploitation, and exposure counts are shown alongside this summary.
The number and severity of CVEs published that impact products developed by Libmspack Project over time
Signals from CVEs in this vendor scope (11 CVEs).
11 CVEs · Highest risk first
| CVE | Published | CVSS | Risk | KEV | Exploit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CVE-2017-6419HIGH mspack/lzxd.c in libmspack 0.5alpha, as used in ClamAV 0.99.2, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly h | Aug 7, 2017 | 7.8 | 26 | NO | NO |
CVE-2018-18584MEDIUM In mspack/cab.h in libmspack before 0.8alpha and cabextract before 1.8, the CAB block input buffer is one byte too small for the maximal Quantum block, leading to an out-of-bounds | Oct 23, 2018 | 6.5 | 24 | NO | NO |
CVE-2014-9732MEDIUM 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 al | Jun 11, 2015 | 4.3 | 19 | NO | NO |
CVE-2015-4472MEDIUM Off-by-one error in the READ_ENCINT macro in chmd.c in libmspack before 0.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified ot | Jun 11, 2015 | 6.8 | 18 | NO | NO |
CVE-2017-11423MEDIUM The cabd_read_string function in mspack/cabd.c in libmspack 0.5alpha, as used in ClamAV 0.99.2 and other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack-based | Jul 18, 2017 | 5.5 | 16 | NO | NO |
CVE-2014-9556MEDIUM Integer overflow in the qtmd_decompress function in libmspack 0.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (hang) via a crafted CAB file, which triggers an infinite loo | Feb 3, 2015 | 5.0 | 16 | NO | NO |
CVE-2015-4471MEDIUM Off-by-one error in the lzxd_decompress function in lzxd.c in libmspack before 0.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer under-read and application crash) vi | Jun 11, 2015 | 4.3 | 14 | NO | NO |
CVE-2015-4470MEDIUM Off-by-one error in the inflate function in mszipd.c in libmspack before 0.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read and application crash) via a cra | Jun 11, 2015 | 4.3 | 14 | NO | NO |
CVE-2015-4469MEDIUM The chmd_read_headers function in chmd.c in libmspack before 0.5 does not validate name lengths, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read and ap | Jun 11, 2015 | 4.3 | 14 | NO | NO |
CVE-2015-4468MEDIUM Multiple integer overflows in the search_chunk function in chmd.c in libmspack before 0.5 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read and application cras | Jun 11, 2015 | 4.3 | 14 | NO | NO |
Signals from CVEs in this vendor scope (11 CVEs).
An overview of all social media posts that mention a CVE ID that affects a product developed by Libmspack Project.
Media articles that mention a CVE ID that affects a product developed by Libmspack Project — matched by CVE ID, not by vendor name.