CVE-2017-8844

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5171-1

Severity Score

7.8

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

The read_1g function in stream.c in liblrzip.so in lrzip 0.631 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted archive.

La función read_1g en stream.c en liblrzip.so de lrzip 0.631 permite a atacantes remotos provocar una denegación de servicio (desbordamiento de búfer basado en montículo y caída de aplicación) u otro impacto no especificado a través de un archivo manipulado.

It was discovered that Long Range ZIP incorrectly handled certain specially crafted lrz files. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or other unspecified impact.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2017-05-08 CVE Reserved
2017-05-08 CVE Published
2024-08-05 CVE Updated
2025-04-15 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

CAPEC

References (4)

URL	Tag	Source
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/05/07/lrzip-heap-based-buffer-overflow-write-in-read_1g-stream-c	Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/08/msg00001.html	Mailing List

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://github.com/ckolivas/lrzip/issues/70	2022-12-09

URL	Date	SRC
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202005-01	2022-12-09

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Long Range Zip Project Search vendor "Long Range Zip Project"		Long Range Zip Search vendor "Long Range Zip Project" for product "Long Range Zip"				0.631 Search vendor "Long Range Zip Project" for product "Long Range Zip" and version "0.631"		-		Affected
Debian Search vendor "Debian"		Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux"				9.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "9.0"		-		Affected