CVE-2015-4469 Information

Description

The chmd_read_headers function in chmd.c in libmspack before 0.5 does not validate name lengths which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted CHM file.

Reference

http://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/collab-maint/libmspack.git/diff/debian/patches/fix-name-field-boundaries.patch?id=a25bb144795e526748b57884daf365732c7e2295 http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/03/11 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72486 https://bugs.debian.org/774726