OpenSUSE Linux update for libmspack

1) Out-of-bounds read

Severity: Low

CVSSv3:
2.7 [CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID:
CVE-2019-1010305

CWE-ID:
CWE-125 – Out-of-bounds Read

Exploit availability:
No

Description

The vulnerability allows an attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition when processing a specially crafted chm file in libmspack 0.9.1alpha. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted chm file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.

Vulnerable software versions

Opensuse:
15.1

CPE

External links

https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-05/msg00068.html

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.