CVEvulnerability

CVE-2015-4469

4.3 MEDIUM Published 2015-06-11 Modified 2026-06-17 Official page ↗
Status
Modified
Published
2015-06-11
Last modified
2026-06-17
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
4.3 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weaknesses
CWE-119

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.

Affected configurations

• libmspack project libmspack (<= 0.4-3)

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer weakness

References