Out-of-bounds Read Affecting zziplib package, versions [0,]


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.45% (63rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CONAN-ZZIPLIB-10078594
  • published8 May 2025
  • disclosed1 Mar 2017
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 1 Mar 2017

CVE-2017-5978  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for zziplib.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Out-of-bounds Read. The zzip_mem_entry_new function in memdisk.c in zziplib 0.13.62 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and crash) via a crafted ZIP file.

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