| Name | CVE-2018-18584 |
| Description | In mspack/cab.h in libmspack before 0.8alpha and cabextract before 1.8, the CAB block input buffer is one byte too small for the maximal Quantum block, leading to an out-of-bounds write. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-1555-1 |
| Debian Bugs | 911640 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| cabextract (PTS) | bookworm, bullseye | 1.9-3 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 1.11-2 | fixed |
| libmspack (PTS) | bullseye | 0.10.1-2 | fixed |
| bookworm | 0.11-1 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 0.11-1.1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
Notes
Starting with 1.4-5 cabextract uses the mspack system library
https://github.com/kyz/libmspack/commit/40ef1b4093d77ad3a5cfcee1f5cb6108b3a3bcc2
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/10/22/1