CVE-2018-18584 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2018-18584

In mspack/cab.h in libmspack before 0.8alpha and cabextract before 1.8,...

Vulnerability Description

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 write.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

References

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Affected Vendor

cabextract project

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Affected Software

cabextract, libmspack, debian linux, enterprise linux, ubuntu linux, linux enterprise server, starwind virtual san
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5, 0.6, 0.7, 0.7.1, 8.0, 7.0, 12.04, 14.04, 16.04, 18.04, 18.10, 11, 12

Timeline

Official Publish: October 23rd, 2018
Last Modified: August 5th, 2024
Added to House: July 20th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.