CVE-2017-5975

Impact:
Low
Public Date:
2017-02-09
Bugzilla:
1422509: CVE-2017-5975 zziplib: heap-based buffer overflow in __zzip_get64 (fetch.c)

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

Heap-based buffer overflow in the __zzip_get64 function in fetch.c in zziplib 0.13.62 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted ZIP file.

Find out more about CVE-2017-5975 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

CVSS v3 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v3 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS3 Base Score 3.7
CVSS3 Base Metrics CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity High
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Low

Affected Packages State

Platform Package State
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 zziplib Will not fix

External References

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