CVE-2017-5974
MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: March 1, 2017 at 03:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:21 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsDebian LinuxZziplib
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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the __zzip_get32 function in fetch.c in zziplib 0.13.62, 0.13.61, 0.13.60, 0.13.59, 0.13.58, 0.13.57, 0.13.56 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted ZIP file.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (4)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3878Mailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/14/3VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96268x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/02/09/zziplib-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-__zzip_get32-fetch-c/CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-119
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