CVE-2017-5977

Publication date 1 March 2017

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

The zzip_mem_entry_extra_block function in memdisk.c in zziplib 0.13.62 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory read and crash) via a crafted ZIP file.

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Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
zziplib	18.04 LTS bionic	Fixed 0.13.62-3ubuntu0.17.04.1
	17.10 artful	Fixed 0.13.62-3ubuntu0.17.04.1
	17.04 zesty	Ignored end of life
	16.10 yakkety	Ignored end of life
	16.04 LTS xenial	Fixed 0.13.62-3ubuntu0.16.04.1
	14.04 LTS trusty	Fixed 0.13.62-2ubuntu0.1
	12.04 LTS precise	Ignored end of life

Notes

mdeslaur

can't reproduce, fixed by earlier CVE fixes

Severity score breakdown

Parameter	Value
Base score	5.5 · Medium
Attack vector	Local
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges required	None
User interaction	Required
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	None
Integrity impact	None
Availability impact	High
Vector	CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H