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CVE-2018-14679 json

An issue was discovered in mspack/chmd.c in libmspack before 0.7alpha.

published 8y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2018-6573

cvss
6.5
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
3.3%
EPSS 3.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 88%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

An issue was discovered in mspack/chmd.c in libmspack before 0.7alpha. There is an off-by-one error in the CHM PMGI/PMGL chunk number validity checks, which could lead to denial of service (uninitialized data dereference and application crash).

Patch / fix

  • libmspack Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 0.7-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2018-14679

  • clamav Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 0.100.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.14.04.3
  • libmspack Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 0.5-1ubuntu0.16.04.2
  • libmspack Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 0.6-3ubuntu0.1
  • libmspack Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS 0.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm2

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2018-14679

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  • libmspack RHEL 7 0.5-0.6.alpha.el7

red hat advisories RHSA-2018:3327

  • clamav SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP6, openSUSE Leap 15.6 1.4.2-150600.18.6.1
  • clamav SLES for SAP 15 SP5, SLES for SAP 15 SP4, SLES for SAP 15 SP3 +12 more 1.4.2-150200.8.3.1
  • clamav SLES for SAP 12 SP4, SLES for SAP 12 SP3, SLES 12 SP4-LTSS +8 more 0.103.4-33.41.1
  • clamav SLES 11 SP4-LTSS, SLE Point of Sale 11 SP3 0.103.4-0.20.41.1
  • clamav-openssl1 SLES 11-SECURITY 0.103.4-0.20.41.1
  • clamav SLES for SAP 12 SP5, SLES 12 SP5 0.103.4-3.12.1
  • libmspack SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP3, SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP2, SLE Micro 5.0 0.6-3.11.1
  • clamav SLES 12 SP3, SLES 12 SP2-BCL, SLED 12 SP3 +8 more 0.100.1-33.15.2

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2025:0328-1SUSE-SU-2025:0327-1SUSE-SU-2025:0325-1SUSE-SU-2021:3859-1SUSE-SU-2021:14850-1SUSE-SU-2021:3853-1

  • clamav openSUSE Tumbleweed 1.4.2-1.1
  • libmspack openSUSE Leap 15.2 0.6-lp152.6.3.1
  • libmspack openSUSE Leap 15.3 0.6-3.11.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2025:14683-1openSUSE-SU-2021:1200-1openSUSE-SU-2021:2802-1

  • libmspack Alpine 3.24, Alpine 3.23, Alpine 3.22 +17 more 0.7.1_alpha-r0

alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2018-14679

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red hat product security vex CVE-2018-14679 updated cvss 4.0

libmspack: off-by-one error in the CHM PMGI/PMGL chunk number validity checks

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) libmspack 0.5-0.6.alpha.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) libmspack-devel 0.5-0.6.alpha.el7, libmspack-debuginfo 0.5-0.6.alpha.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) libmspack 0.5-0.6.alpha.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) libmspack-devel 0.5-0.6.alpha.el7, libmspack-debuginfo 0.5-0.6.alpha.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM and IBM Power LE (POWER9) Server Optional (v. 7) libmspack 0.5-0.6.alpha.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) libmspack 0.5-0.6.alpha.el7
    +3 more products
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) libmspack 0.5-0.6.alpha.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) libmspack 0.5-0.6.alpha.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) libmspack-devel 0.5-0.6.alpha.el7, libmspack-debuginfo 0.5-0.6.alpha.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:3327
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 libmspack
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

3.27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 6.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD 2.0 4.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

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