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CVE-2017-5979 Details

Description

The prescan_entry function in fseeko.c in zziplib 0.13.62 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) via a crafted ZIP file.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:5.5 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/02/09/zziplib-null-pointer-dereference-in-prescan_entry-fseeko-c/ CVEExploitThird Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3878 CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96268 CVE
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/02/09/zziplib-null-pointer-dereference-in-prescan_entry-fseeko-c/ [email protected]ExploitThird Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3878 [email protected]

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-476NULL Pointer Dereference[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
gdraheim zziplib
0.13.62

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:gdraheim:zziplib:0.13.62:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

8 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2017-5979
NVD Published Date:
Mar 1, 2017
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]