Several security issues were fixed in libmspack.
It was discovered that libmspack incorrectly handled certain malformed CHM files. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause libmspack to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-6419)
17 August 2017
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
Several security issues were fixed in libmspack.
It was discovered that libmspack incorrectly handled certain malformed CHM files. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause libmspack to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-6419)
It was discovered that libmspack incorrectly handled certain malformed CAB files. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause libmspack to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2017-6419)
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
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