CVE-2017-5974

Summary

CVECVE-2017-5974
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-03-01 15:59:00 UTC
Updated2021-03-31 14:33:00 UTC
DescriptionHeap-based buffer overflow in the __zzip_get32 function in fetch.c in zziplib 0.13.62, 0.13.61, 0.13.60, 0.13.59, 0.13.58, 0.13.57, 0.13.56 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted ZIP file.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-119

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 9.0 All All All
Application Zziplib Project Zziplib 0.13.56 All All All
Application Zziplib Project Zziplib 0.13.57 All All All
Application Zziplib Project Zziplib 0.13.58 All All All
Application Zziplib Project Zziplib 0.13.59 All All All
Application Zziplib Project Zziplib 0.13.60 All All All
Application Zziplib Project Zziplib 0.13.61 All All All
Application Zziplib Project Zziplib 0.13.62 All All All
Application Zziplib Project Zziplib 0.13.62 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3878-1 zziplib DEBIAN www.debian.org
oss-security - Re: A note about the multiple crashes in zziplib MLIST www.openwall.com Mailing List
ZZIPlib Multiple Heap Buffer Overflow and Denial of Service Vulnerabilites BID www.securityfocus.com
zziplib: heap-based buffer overflow in __zzip_get32 (fetch.c) | agostino's blog MISC blogs.gentoo.org Exploit, Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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