CVE-2017-5976

MEDIUM

Gdraheim Zziplib - Out-of-Bounds Write

Title source: rule

Description

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.

References (4)

[Third Party Advisory] http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3878

[Mailing List, Third Party Advisory] http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/14/3

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96268

[Exploit, Third Party Advisory] https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/02/09/zziplib-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-zzip_mem_entry_extra_block-memdisk-c/

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5

EPSS 0.0063

EPSS Percentile 70.1%

Attack Vector LOCAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Classification

CWE

CWE-787

Status published

Affected Products (10)

gdraheim/zziplib

debian/debian_linux

n/a/n/a

Timeline

Published Mar 01, 2017

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026