CVEvulnerability
CVE-2017-5978
5.5 MEDIUM
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2017-03-01
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
- 5.5 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 4.3 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- Weaknesses
- CWE-125
Description
The zzip_mem_entry_new function in memdisk.c in zziplib 0.13.62 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and crash) via a crafted ZIP file.
Affected configurations
• gdraheim zziplib 0.13.62
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read weakness
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3878 www.debian.org
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96268 www.securityfocus.com
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/02/09/zziplib-out-of-bounds-read-in-zzip_mem_entry_new-memdisk-c/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3878 www.debian.org
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96268 www.securityfocus.com
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/02/09/zziplib-out-of-bounds-read-in-zzip_mem_entry_new-memdisk-c/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory