Out-of-bounds Write Affecting zziplib package, versions <0.13.62-3ubuntu0.16.04.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.24% (64th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-ZZIPLIB-305337
  • published1 Mar 2017
  • disclosed1 Mar 2017

Introduced: 1 Mar 2017

CVE-2017-5976  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 zziplib to version 0.13.62-3ubuntu0.16.04.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream zziplib package and not the zziplib package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

Heap-based buffer overflow in the zzip_mem_entry_extra_block function in memdisk.c in zziplib 0.13.62, 0.13.61, 0.13.60, 0.13.59, 0.13.58, 0.13.57, 0.13.56 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted ZIP file.

CVSS Scores

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