Integer signedness error in the Quantum decompressor in cabextract before 1.3, when archive test mode is used, allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted Quantum archive in a .cab file, related to the libmspack library
Published Aug 6, 2010
5.1
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.03%
Description
Integer signedness error in the Quantum decompressor in cabextract before 1.3, when archive test mode is used, allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted Quantum archive in a .cab file, related to the libmspack library.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 1.2
- 0.1
- 0.2
- 0.3
- 0.4
- 0.5
- 0.6
- 1.0
- 1.1
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.03% (0.04027) | 90.27th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.03% (0.04027) | 89.23th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 4.96% (0.04956) | 88.66th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 6.80% (0.06801) | 85.16th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 4.96% (0.04956) | 88.93th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 11.72% (0.11718) | 95.53th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 27, 2023 | 11.72% (0.11718) | 94.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 11.16% (0.11163) | 94.21th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 7.54% (0.07544) | 92.83th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 7.54% (0.07544) | 92.13th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 7.54% (0.07544) | 81.06th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (12)
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=329891 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://libmspack.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/libmspack/libmspack/trunk/mspack/qtmd.c?r1=114&r2=113 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://libmspack.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/libmspack?view=revision&revision=118 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=128076168623266&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=128077976522470&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.cabextract.org.uk/#changes x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2087 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/42173 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1903 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1997 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=620454 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/60891 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
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