Debian Security Advisory

DLA-1895-1 libmspack -- LTS security update

Date Reported:
23 Aug 2019
Affected Packages:
libmspack
Vulnerable:
Yes
Security database references:
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2019-1010305.
More information:

JsHuang found an issue in libmspack, a library for Microsoft compression format. Opening a crafted chm file might result in a buffer overflow which might disclose confidential information.

For Debian 8 Jessie, this problem has been fixed in version 0.5-1+deb8u4.

We recommend that you upgrade your libmspack packages.

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS