CVE-2018-14680 Other in n/a

Medium 6.5 Published 28 Jul 2018 Updated 5 Aug 2024

libmspack fails to reject blank CHM filenames, potentially causing denial of service when processing malformed archives.

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-2018-14680?

CVE-2018-14680 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 28 Jul 2018. 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

An issue was discovered in mspack/chmd.c in libmspack before 0.7alpha. It does not reject blank CHM filenames.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-14680?

It affects 8 products.

Products include Cabextract Libmspack, Cabextract Project Cabextract, Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Debian Debian Linux, Redhat Ansible Tower, Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop and 2 more.

How do I fix CVE-2018-14680?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2018-14680 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-14680 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2018-14680, CLEANSTART-2026-AT51288, DEBIAN-CVE-2018-14680, GHSA-qfhv-j4j2-7h5x, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-14680.