CVE-2017-8844

moderate-risk
Published 2017-05-08

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.

Do I need to act?

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0.36% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 7.8/10 High
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (2)

Affected Vendors

Long Range Zip Project Debian

References (8)

Third Party Advisory https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/05/07/lrzip-heap-based-buffer-overflow-write-i...
Issue Tracking https://github.com/ckolivas/lrzip/issues/70
Mailing List https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/08/msg00001.html
Third Party Advisory https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202005-01
Third Party Advisory https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/05/07/lrzip-heap-based-buffer-overflow-write-i...
Issue Tracking https://github.com/ckolivas/lrzip/issues/70
Mailing List https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/08/msg00001.html
Third Party Advisory https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202005-01
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moderate-risk
Severity 24/34 · High
Exploitability 1/34 · Minimal
Exposure 7/34 · Low