Debian DSA-4260-1 : libmspack - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 111521

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

Several vulnerabilities were discovered in libsmpack, a library used to handle Microsoft compression formats. A remote attacker could craft malicious CAB, CHM or KWAJ files and use these flaws to cause a denial of service via application crash, or potentially execute arbitrary code.

Solution

Upgrade the libmspack packages.

For the stable distribution (stretch), these problems have been fixed in version 0.5-1+deb9u2.

See Also

https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=904799

https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=904800

https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=904801

https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=904802

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/libmspack

https://packages.debian.org/source/stretch/libmspack

https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4260

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 111521

File Name: debian_DSA-4260.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 8/3/2018

Updated: 11/13/2018

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libmspack, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:9.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Patch Publication Date: 8/2/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-14679, CVE-2018-14680, CVE-2018-14681, CVE-2018-14682

DSA: 4260