Out-of-bounds read in ZZIPlib - CVE-2017-5977

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Out-of-bounds read in ZZIPlib - CVE-2017-5977

Published: March 1, 2017 / Updated: August 3, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU33259
CSH Severity: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-5977
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
ZZIPlib
Software vendor:
zziplib.sourceforge.net

Description

The vulnerability allows a local non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The zzip_mem_entry_extra_block function in memdisk.c in zziplib 0.13.62 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory read and crash) via a crafted ZIP file.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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