VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-8843
The join_pthread function in stream.c in liblrzip.so in lrzip 0.631 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted archive.
MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 1.38%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.38%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The join_pthread function in stream.c in liblrzip.so in lrzip 0.631 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted archive.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.38% probability · 71th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-476
- Affected
- long range zip project/long range zip
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/05/07/lrzip-null-pointer-dereference-in-join_pthread-stream-c/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/ckolivas/lrzip/issues/69Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202005-01Third Party Advisory
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/05/07/lrzip-null-pointer-dereference-in-join_pthread-stream-c/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/ckolivas/lrzip/issues/69Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202005-01Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.