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CVE-2018-18585
chmd_read_headers in mspack/chmd.c in libmspack before 0.8alpha accepts a filename that has '\0' as its first or second character (such as…
- 4.3MediumCVSS base score
- 3.1%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 12% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
Description
chmd_read_headers in mspack/chmd.c in libmspack before 0.8alpha accepts a filename that has '\0' as its first or second character (such as the "/\0" name).
Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
- 1 day later
· 1 day later
Published
- 6 years later
· 6 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Medium4.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.1% · top 12% of all CVEs (11 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.3.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
10
- USN-3814-3 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_transferred
- USN-3814-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_transferred
- USN-3814-2 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_transferred
- https://github.com/kyz/libmspack/commit/8759da8db6ec9e866cb8eb143313f397f925bb4f (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/10/22/1 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- [debian-lts-announce] 20181026 [SECURITY] [DLA 1555-1] libmspack security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_transferred
- https://bugs.debian.org/911637 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- GLSA-201903-20 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_transferred
- RHSA-2019:2049 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_transferred
- https://www.starwindsoftware.com/security/sw-20181213-0002/ (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2018-10305 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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