| Name | CVE-2014-9556 |
| Description | 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| Debian Bugs | 772891, 773041 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| cabextract (PTS) | jessie | 1.4-5 | fixed |
| stretch | 1.6-1 | fixed |
| buster | 1.9-1 | fixed |
| bullseye, bookworm | 1.9-3 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 1.11-2 | fixed |
| libmspack (PTS) | jessie, jessie (lts) | 0.5-1+deb8u4 | fixed |
| stretch (security), stretch (lts), stretch | 0.5-1+deb9u4 | fixed |
| buster | 0.10.1-1 | fixed |
| 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
[wheezy] - cabextract <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[squeeze] - cabextract <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
Starting with 1.4-5 cabextract uses the mspack system library