CVE-2017-5974 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via a crafted ZIP file due to a heap-based buffer overflow in the zziplib library.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2017-5974?
CVE-2017-5974 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 1 Mar 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the __zzip_get32 function in fetch.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.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-5974?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Debian Debian Linux, Gdraheim Zziplib.
How do I fix CVE-2017-5974?
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-2017-5974 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-5974 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as AZL-43603, AZL-45219, DEBIAN-CVE-2017-5974, GHSA-2g55-7wqw-h2c5, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-5974.