CVE-2015-4467

medium

Description

The chmd_init_decomp function in chmd.c in libmspack before 0.5 does not properly validate the reset interval, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and application crash) via a crafted CHM file.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72488

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/03/11

http://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/collab-maint/libmspack.git/diff/debian/patches/fix-division-by-zero.patch?id=a25bb144795e526748b57884daf365732c7e2295

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2015-06-11

Updated: 2016-06-27

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H