CVE-2015-4469 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via a crafted CHM file due to improper validation of name lengths 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-2015-4469?
CVE-2015-4469 is a medium-severity memory corruption 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 chmd_read_headers function in chmd.c in libmspack before 0.5 does not validate name lengths, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted CHM file.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-4469?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Libmspack Project Libmspack.
How do I fix CVE-2015-4469?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2015-4469 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-4469 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2015-4469, GHSA-fxp4-g2xw-h64c, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-4469.