CVE-2017-5978 — Out-of-bounds Read in Zziplib

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read8 documents7 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.4%
top 36.55%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Gdraheim ZziplibDebian Zziplib
Timeline
PublishedMar 1
Latest updateMay 17

Description

The zzip_mem_entry_new function in memdisk.c in zziplib 0.13.62 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and crash) via a crafted ZIP file.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages3 packages

▶debiandebian/zziplib< zziplib 0.13.62-3.1 (bookworm)
▶Debiangdraheim/zziplib< 0.13.62-3.1+3
▶NVDgdraheim/zziplib0.13.62

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-92j3-463f-5f6c: The zzip_mem_entry_new function in memdisk↗2022-05-17
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OSV
CVE-2017-5978: The zzip_mem_entry_new function in memdisk↗2017-03-01
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📋Vendor Advisories

3
Ubuntu
zziplib vulnerabilities↗2017-06-15
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Red Hat
zziplib: out of bounds read in zzip_mem_entry_new (memdisk.c)↗2017-02-09
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Debian
CVE-2017-5978: zziplib - The zzip_mem_entry_new function in memdisk.c in zziplib 0.13.62 allows remote at...↗2017
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💬Community

2
Bugzilla
CVE-2017-5978 zziplib: out of bounds read in zzip_mem_entry_new (memdisk.c)↗2017-02-15
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Bugzilla
CVE-2017-5974 CVE-2017-5975 CVE-2017-5976 CVE-2017-5977 CVE-2017-5978 CVE-2017-5979 CVE-2017-5980 CVE-2017-5981 zziplib: various flaws [fedora-all]↗2017-02-15
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