CVE-2014-9556

Publication date 3 February 2015

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Integer overflow in the qtmd_decompress function in libmspack 0.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (hang) via a crafted CAB file, which triggers an infinite loop.

From the Ubuntu Security Team

It was discovered that cabextract incorrectly handled certain malformed CAB files. An attacker could use this issue to cause cabextract to hang, resulting in a denial of service.

Status

Show unmaintained releases

Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
cabextract	22.04 LTS jammy	Not affected
	21.10 impish	Not affected
	21.04 hirsute	Not affected
	20.10 groovy	Not affected
	20.04 LTS focal	Not affected
	19.10 eoan	Not affected
	19.04 disco	Not affected
	18.10 cosmic	Not affected
	18.04 LTS bionic	Not affected
	17.10 artful	Ignored
	17.04 zesty	Ignored
	16.10 yakkety	Ignored
	16.04 LTS xenial	Not affected
	15.10 wily	Ignored
	15.04 vivid	Ignored
	14.10 utopic	Ignored
	14.04 LTS trusty	Fixed 1.4-4ubuntu0.1~esm1 Ubuntu Pro
	12.04 LTS precise	Ignored
	10.04 LTS lucid	Ignored
libmspack	22.04 LTS jammy	Not affected
	21.10 impish	Not affected
	21.04 hirsute	Not affected
	20.10 groovy	Not affected
	20.04 LTS focal	Not affected
	19.10 eoan	Not affected
	19.04 disco	Not affected
	18.10 cosmic	Not affected
	18.04 LTS bionic	Not affected
	17.10 artful	Not affected
	17.04 zesty	Not affected
	16.10 yakkety	Not affected
	16.04 LTS xenial	Not affected
	15.10 wily	Not affected
	15.04 vivid	Not affected
	14.10 utopic	Ignored
	14.04 LTS trusty	Fixed 0.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 Ubuntu Pro
	12.04 LTS precise	Not in release
	10.04 LTS lucid	Not in release

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References

Other references

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-9556