CVE-2018-14681

libmspack: out-of-bounds write in kwajd_read_headers in mspack/kwajd.c

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

4.4

CVSS 3.0

Review impact separately from score.

Published · November 26, 2017

Updated · November 22, 2025

Description

An issue was discovered in kwajd_read_headers in mspack/kwajd.c in libmspack before 0.7alpha. Bad KWAJ file header extensions could cause a one or two byte overwrite.

Statement

This issue affects the versions of libmspack as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.0 · 4.4
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds Write