Libmspack chmd_read_headers Function Denial of Service Vulnerability (CVE-2015-4469)

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Libmspack chmd_read_headers Function Denial of Service Vulnerability (CVE-2015-4469)
Libmspack chmd_read_headers Function Denial of Service Vulnerability (CVE-2015-4469)


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Affected Systems:

Libmspack libmspack< 0.5

Description:

CVE (CAN) ID: CVE-2015-4469

Libmspack is a library suitable for Microsoft File compression formats.

In versions earlier than Libmspack 0.5, The chmd_read_headers function of chmd. c does not verify the name length. Remote attackers can exploit this vulnerability to cause DoS (application crash) by constructing CHM files.

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Vendor patch:

Libmspack
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The vendor has released a patch to fix this security problem. Please download it from the vendor's homepage:

Http://sourceforge.net/projects/libmspack/

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