CVE-2017-5976 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2017-5976

Heap-based buffer overflow in the zzip_mem_entry_extra_block function in memdisk.c in...

Vulnerability 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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

zziplib, debian linux
Vulnerable Versions:
0.13.56, 0.13.57, 0.13.58, 0.13.59, 0.13.60, 0.13.61, 0.13.62, 8.0, 9.0

Timeline

Official Publish: March 1st, 2017
Last Modified: August 5th, 2024
Added to House: July 20th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.