Out-of-Bounds Affecting lrzip package, versions <0.616-1ubuntu0.1~esm1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.46% (76th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1404-LRZIP-325024
  • published8 May 2017
  • disclosed8 May 2017

Introduced: 8 May 2017

CVE-2017-8844  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:14.04 lrzip to version 0.616-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream lrzip package and not the lrzip package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:14.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Base Scores

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