Out-of-bounds read in lrzip - CVE-2017-8845
Published: May 8, 2017 / Updated: February 16, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU39068
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/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-2017-8845
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: ckolivas (Con Kolivas)
Affected software:
lrzip
lrzip
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The lzo1x_decompress function in lzo1x_d.ch in LZO 2.08, as used in lrzip 0.631, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory read and application crash) via a crafted archive.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-8845
Install update from vendor's website.