Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU33261

NULL pointer dereference in ZZIPlib - CVE-2017-5979

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

Vulnerability identifier: #VU33261

CSH Severity: Medium

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:Green

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-5979

CWE-ID: CWE-476

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerable software:
ZZIPlib

Software vendor:
zziplib.sourceforge.net

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error. A remote attacker can trigger denial of service conditions via a crafted ZIP file.

Update to version 0.13.63.