CVE-2018-5786

moderate-risk
Published 2018-01-19

In Long Range Zip (aka lrzip) 0.631, there is an infinite loop and application hang in the get_fileinfo function (lrzip.c). Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service via a crafted lrz file.

Do I need to act?

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0.84% 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
5
CVSS 5.5/10 Medium
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (4)

Affected Vendors

Debian Long Range Zip Project

References (8)

Exploit https://github.com/ckolivas/lrzip/issues/91
Mailing List https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/08/msg00001.html
Mailing List https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/04/msg00012.html
Third Party Advisory https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5145
Exploit https://github.com/ckolivas/lrzip/issues/91
Mailing List https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/08/msg00001.html
Mailing List https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/04/msg00012.html
Third Party Advisory https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5145
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moderate-risk
Severity 18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 3/34 · Minimal
Exposure 10/34 · Low