CVE-2017-6419

clamav: heap-based buffer overflow in mspack/lzxd.c

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

6.5

CVSS 3.0

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Published · March 29, 2017

Updated · May 13, 2026

Description

mspack/lzxd.c in libmspack 0.5alpha, as used in ClamAV 0.99.2, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted CHM file.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.0 · 6.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE-122 · Heap-based Buffer Overflow