CVE-2017-5601 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a crash via out-of-bounds read in libarchive when processing crafted archives.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2017-5601?
CVE-2017-5601 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Libarchive Libarchive, published on 27 Jan 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An error in the lha_read_file_header_1() function (archive_read_support_format_lha.c) in libarchive 3.2.2 allows remote attackers to trigger an out-of-bounds read memory access and subsequently cause a crash via a specially crafted archive.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-5601?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Libarchive Libarchive.
How do I fix CVE-2017-5601?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2017-5601 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-5601 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Libarchive Libarchive
Sources
Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2017-5601, DEBIAN-CVE-2017-5601, DLA-810-1, GHSA-7xm3-5xp5-q98v, MGASA-2017-0056, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-5601.