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CVE-2017-5975 | Mondoo Vulnerability Intelligence

Vulnerability IntelligenceCVE-2017-5975

CVE-2017-5975

MEDIUM5.5

Heap-based buffer overflow in the __zzip_get64 function in fetch

Published Mar 1, 2017

Modified 1 years ago

Details

Heap-based buffer overflow in the __zzip_get64 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.

References

http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3878

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/14/3

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96268

https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/02/09/zziplib-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-__zzip_get64-fetch-c/

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-5975

CVSS Analysis

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Exploitability

Attack Vector

LocalAV:L

Attack Complexity

LowAC:L

Privileges Required

NonePR:N

User Interaction

RequiredUI:R

Scope

Scope

UnchangedS:U

Impact

Confidentiality

NoneC:N

Integrity

NoneI:N

Availability

HighA:H

5.5/CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Ecosystems

Timeline

PublishedMar 1, 2017

ModifiedAug 5, 2024