Description
An issue was discovered in kwajd_read_headers in mspack/kwajd.c in libmspack before 0.7alpha. Bad KWAJ file header extensions could cause a one or two byte overwrite.
Metrics
CVSS 3.0 8.8/10
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/07/26/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041410Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3327Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3505Third Party Advisory
- https://bugs.debian.org/904799Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/kyz/libmspack/commit/0b0ef9344255ff5acfac6b7af09198ac9c9756c8Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/08/msg00007.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201903-20Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3728-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3728-2/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3728-3/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3789-2/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4260Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/07/26/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041410Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3327Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3505Third Party Advisory
- https://bugs.debian.org/904799Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/kyz/libmspack/commit/0b0ef9344255ff5acfac6b7af09198ac9c9756c8Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/08/msg00007.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201903-20Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3728-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3728-2/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3728-3/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3789-2/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4260Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Jul 28, 2018
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified