CVE-2018-5650 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via a crafted lrz file due to an infinite loop in the lrzip 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-2018-5650?
CVE-2018-5650 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Jan 2018. 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
In Long Range Zip (aka lrzip) 0.631, there is an infinite loop and application hang in the unzip_match function in runzip.c. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service via a crafted lrz file.
Weakness: CWE-835
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-5650?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Long Range Zip Project Long Range Zip.
How do I fix CVE-2018-5650?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2018-5650 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-5650 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2018-5650, GHSA-rp45-6hq7-5w57, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-5650.