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.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | cabextract | 1.3-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | cabextract | 1.3-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | cabextract | 1.3-1 | — |
| Debian 5.0 | cabextract | 1.2-3+lenny1 | DSA-2087-1 |
Advisories 1
- DSA-2087-1 cabextract - arbitrary code execution Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- ADV-2010-1903 vdb-entry
- http://libmspack.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/libmspack?view=revision&revision=118
- [oss-security] 20100802 CVE Request [two ids] -- cabextract -- 1, Infinite loop in MS-ZIP and Quantum decoders (minor) 2, Integer wrap-around (crash) by processing certain *.cab files in test archive mode mailing-list
- http://libmspack.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/libmspack/libmspack/trunk/mspack/qtmd.c?r1=114&r2=113
- [oss-security] 20100802 Re: CVE Request [two ids] -- cabextract -- 1, Infinite loop in MS-ZIP and Quantum decoders (minor) 2, Integer wrap-around (crash) by processing certain *.cab files in test archive mode mailing-list
- http://www.cabextract.org.uk/#changes
- DSA-2087 vendor-advisory
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=329891
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=620454
- ADV-2010-1997 vdb-entry
- cabextract-archive-code-execution(60891) vdb-entry
- 42173 vdb-entry