CVE-2018-18586

chmextract.c in the chmextract sample program, as distributed with libmspack before 0.8alpha, does not protect against absolute/relative pathnames in CHM files, leading to Directory Traversal. NOTE: the vendor disputes that this is a libmspack vulnerability, because chmextract.c was only intended as a source-code example, not a supported application
References
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:a:kyzer:libmspack:0.3:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:kyzer:libmspack:0.4:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:kyzer:libmspack:0.5:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:kyzer:libmspack:0.6:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:kyzer:libmspack:0.7:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

07 Nov 2023, 02:55

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Summary ** DISPUTED ** chmextract.c in the chmextract sample program, as distributed with libmspack before 0.8alpha, does not protect against absolute/relative pathnames in CHM files, leading to Directory Traversal. NOTE: the vendor disputes that this is a libmspack vulnerability, because chmextract.c was only intended as a source-code example, not a supported application. chmextract.c in the chmextract sample program, as distributed with libmspack before 0.8alpha, does not protect against absolute/relative pathnames in CHM files, leading to Directory Traversal. NOTE: the vendor disputes that this is a libmspack vulnerability, because chmextract.c was only intended as a source-code example, not a supported application

Information

Published : 2018-10-23 02:29

Updated : 2024-04-11 01:01


NVD link : CVE-2018-18586

Mitre link : CVE-2018-18586

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2018-18586


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Products Affected

kyzer

  • libmspack
CWE
CWE-22

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')