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ALPINE-CVE-2018-18584

ALPINE-CVE-2018-18584 PUBLISHED CVSS 6.5 MEDIUM

In mspack/cab.h in libmspack before 0.8alpha and cabextract before 1.8, the CAB block input buffer is one byte too small for the maximal Quantum block, leading to an out-of-bounds write.

Risk Scores

CVSS 3.1
6.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Alpine:v3.6cabextract0, 1.2-r0, 1.2-r1
Alpine:v3.8libmspack0, 0.7.1, 0.5
Alpine:v3.6libmspack0.7.1, *, 0
Alpine:v3.11libmspack0, 0.5_alpha-r1, 0.7.1_alpha-r0
Alpine:v3.8cabextract1.2-r0, 0, 1.2-r0
Alpine:v3.9cabextract0, 1.2-r0, 1.2-r1
Alpine:v3.7libmspack0, 0.5, 0.7.1
Alpine:v3.9libmspack0.7.1_alpha-r0, 0.5_alpha-r1, 0
Alpine:v3.10libmspack0, 0.5, 0.7.1
Alpine:v3.11cabextract1.6-r2, 1.6-r1, 1.4-r1
Alpine:v3.10cabextract0, 1.2-r0, 0
Alpine:v3.7cabextract1.4-r1, 1.6-r0, 1.6-r1

Timeline

  • Oct 23, 2018 CVE Published
  • Nov 19, 2025 CVE Updated
  • Apr 30, 2026 Distribution Patch
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