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


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.16% (54th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1404-LRZIP-325045
  • published26 Jun 2017
  • disclosed26 Jun 2017

Introduced: 26 Jun 2017

CVE-2017-9928  (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.

In lrzip 0.631, a stack buffer overflow was found in the function get_fileinfo in lrzip.c:979, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted file.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1