The MS-ZIP decompressor in cabextract before 1.3 allows remote attackers to cause a…
Priority LOW 24CWE-399Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-399 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
The MS-ZIP decompressor in cabextract before 1.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a malformed MSZIP archive in a .cab file during a (1) test or (2) extract action, related to the libmspack library.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02286 83rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 9
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:cabextract_project:cabextract:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 1.2 | Vulnerable | Cabextract Project |
| cpe:2.3:a:cabextract_project:cabextract:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.1 | Vulnerable | Cabextract Project |
| cpe:2.3:a:cabextract_project:cabextract:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.2 | Vulnerable | Cabextract Project |
| cpe:2.3:a:cabextract_project:cabextract:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.3 | Vulnerable | Cabextract Project |
| cpe:2.3:a:cabextract_project:cabextract:0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.4 | Vulnerable | Cabextract Project |
| cpe:2.3:a:cabextract_project:cabextract:0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.5 | Vulnerable | Cabextract Project |
| cpe:2.3:a:cabextract_project:cabextract:0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.6 | Vulnerable | Cabextract Project |
| cpe:2.3:a:cabextract_project:cabextract:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0 | Vulnerable | Cabextract Project |
| cpe:2.3:a:cabextract_project:cabextract:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1 | Vulnerable | Cabextract Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:cabextract_project:cabextract:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.2 Vulnerable ·Cabextract Project
- cpe:2.3:a:cabextract_project:cabextract:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.1 Vulnerable ·Cabextract Project
- cpe:2.3:a:cabextract_project:cabextract:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.2 Vulnerable ·Cabextract Project
- cpe:2.3:a:cabextract_project:cabextract:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.3 Vulnerable ·Cabextract Project
- cpe:2.3:a:cabextract_project:cabextract:0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.4 Vulnerable ·Cabextract Project
- cpe:2.3:a:cabextract_project:cabextract:0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.5 Vulnerable ·Cabextract Project
- cpe:2.3:a:cabextract_project:cabextract:0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6 Vulnerable ·Cabextract Project
- cpe:2.3:a:cabextract_project:cabextract:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 Vulnerable ·Cabextract Project
- cpe:2.3:a:cabextract_project:cabextract:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1 Vulnerable ·Cabextract Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2010-2800
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j7gx-hgxw-46mm
References
Patch 4
Other 4
- [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
- [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
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=329891
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=620450
More Cabextract Project Cabextract vulnerabilities
- TI-2018-10539 An issue was discovered in kwajd_read_headers in mspack/kwajd.c in libmspack before… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2018-10540 An issue was discovered in mspack/chmd.c in libmspack before 0.7alpha. CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2018-10538 An issue was discovered in mspack/chmd.c in libmspack before 0.7alpha. CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2018-10537 An issue was discovered in mspack/chmd.c in libmspack before 0.7alpha. CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2018-13144 In mspack/cab.h in libmspack before 0.8alpha and cabextract before 1.8, the CAB block… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2010-02678 Integer signedness error in the Quantum decompressor in cabextract before 1.3, when… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.1
Sources
- CVE-2010-2800 · CVE Program
- CVE-2010-2800 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-j7gx-hgxw-46mm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2010-2800 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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