NULL pointer dereference in lrzip - CVE-2021-27345
Published: May 25, 2022 / Updated: May 25, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU63641
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-27345
CWE-ID: CWE-476
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 attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in the ucompthread in stream.c. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted compressed file and trigger denial of service conditions.
How to mitigate CVE-2021-27345
Install update from vendor's website.