Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU39066

NULL pointer dereference in lrzip - CVE-2017-8843

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

Vulnerability identifier: #VU39066

CSH Severity: Medium

CVSS v4.0: 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-2017-8843

CWE-ID: CWE-476

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vendor: ckolivas (Con Kolivas)

Affected software:
lrzip

Detailed vulnerability 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 archive.

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