CVE-2014-9732 Null dereference in n/a

Medium 4.3 Published 11 Jun 2015 Updated 6 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via a crafted CAB archive due to a NULL pointer dereference in libmspack.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2014-9732?

CVE-2014-9732 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 11 Jun 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

The cabd_extract function in cabd.c in libmspack before 0.5 does not properly maintain decompression callbacks in certain cases where an invalid file follows a valid file, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted CAB archive.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-9732?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Libmspack Project Libmspack.

How do I fix CVE-2014-9732?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2014-9732 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-9732 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2014-9732, GHSA-f9hg-4282-x667, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9732.