# CVE-2018-18586: chmextract.c in the chmextract sample program, as distributed with libmspack before 0.8alpha, does not protect against absolute/relative pat

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2018-10-23 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

chmextract.c in the chmextract sample program, as distributed with libmspack before 0.8alpha, does not protect against absolute/relative pathnames in CHM files, leading to Directory Traversal. NOTE: the vendor disputes that this is a libmspack vulnerability, because chmextract.c was only intended as a source-code example, not a supported application

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## References

- https://github.com/kyz/libmspack/commit/7cadd489698be117c47efcadd742651594429e6d
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/10/22/1
- https://bugs.debian.org/911639
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201903-20

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