NULL pointer dereference in lrzip - CVE-2017-8843

 

NULL pointer dereference in lrzip - CVE-2017-8843

Published: May 8, 2017 / Updated: February 16, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU39066
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.7 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-8843
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

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 archive.


Affected software

lrzip
Gentoo Linux

How to mitigate CVE-2017-8843

Install update from vendor's website.

lrzip - update to 0.640

External References

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