CVE-2017-8847 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The bufRead::get() function in libzpaq/libzpaq.h in liblrzip.so in lrzip 0.631 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted archive.

Published: 2017-05-08

Score: 5.5 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:long_range_zip_project:long_range_zip:0.631:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2017-17789	The bufRead::get() function in libzpaq/libzpaq.h in liblrzip.so in lrzip 0.631 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted archive.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00184.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/05/07/lrzip-null-pointer-dereference-in-bufreadget-libzpaq-h/
https://github.com/ckolivas/lrzip/issues/67
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202005-01

History

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Subscriptions

Long Range Zip Project Long Range Zip

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-05-08T14:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T16:48:22.900Z

Reserved: 2017-05-08T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-8847

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-05-08T14:29:00.340

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2017-8847

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-476

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