SB2017090408 - Fedora 27 update for libzip

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SB2017090408 - Fedora 27 update for libzip

Published: September 4, 2017 Updated: April 24, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2017090408
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Double Free (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-12858)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

Double free vulnerability in the _zip_dirent_read function in zip_dirent.c in libzip allows attackers to have unspecified impact via unknown vectors.


2) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-14107)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing EOCD records in _zip_read_eocd64() function in zip_open.c in libzip. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted ZIP archive, trick the victim into opening it and consume all available memory on the system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References