SB2017072915 - Reachable Assertion in zziplib (Alpine package)
Published: July 29, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017072915
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Reachable Assertion (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-5981)
The vulnerability allows a local non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
seeko.c in zziplib 0.13.62 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and crash) via a crafted ZIP file.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.