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CVE-2018-18585 Details

Description

chmd_read_headers in mspack/chmd.c in libmspack before 0.8alpha accepts a filename that has '\0' as its first or second character (such as the "/\0" name).

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:4.3 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2049 CVEThird Party Advisory
https://bugs.debian.org/911637 CVEIssue TrackingMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/kyz/libmspack/commit/8759da8db6ec9e866cb8eb143313f397f925bb4f CVEExploitThird Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00017.html CVEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201903-20 CVEThird Party Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-476NULL Pointer Dereference[email protected]

Affected Products

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Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2018-18585
NVD Published Date:
Oct 23, 2018
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2018-18585 Details - Not Deferred