CVE-2017-8844Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer in Linux

Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.4%
top 42.05%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedMay 8
Latest updateMay 13

Description

The read_1g function in stream.c in liblrzip.so in lrzip 0.631 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted archive.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages2 packages

Debianckolivas/lrzip< 0.631+git180517-1+3

Also affects: Debian Linux 9.0

Patches

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
GHSA-28gh-8gvx-2q8p: The read_1g function in stream2022-05-13
OSV
CVE-2017-8844: The read_1g function in stream2017-05-08
CVEList
CVE-2017-8844: The read_1g function in stream2017-05-08

📋Vendor Advisories

3
Ubuntu
Long Range ZIP vulnerabilities2021-12-09
Ubuntu
Long Range ZIP vulnerabilities2021-12-06
Debian
CVE-2017-8844: lrzip - The read_1g function in stream.c in liblrzip.so in lrzip 0.631 allows remote att...2017

💬Community

3
Bugzilla
CVE-2017-8842 CVE-2017-8843 CVE-2017-8844 CVE-2017-8845 CVE-2017-8846 CVE-2017-8847 lrzip: Multiple security vulnerabilities2017-05-09
Bugzilla
CVE-2017-8842 CVE-2017-8843 CVE-2017-8844 CVE-2017-8845 CVE-2017-8846 CVE-2017-8847 lrzip: Multiple security vulnerabilities [fedora-all]2017-05-09
Bugzilla
CVE-2017-8842 CVE-2017-8843 CVE-2017-8844 CVE-2017-8845 CVE-2017-8846 CVE-2017-8847 lrzip: Multiple security vulnerabilities [epel-all]2017-05-09
CVE-2017-8844 — Debian Linux vulnerability | cvebase