CVE-2017-8846 Information

Description

The read_stream function in stream.c in liblrzip.so in lrzip 0.631 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free and application crash) via a crafted archive.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Reference

https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/05/07/lrzip-use-after-free-in-read_stream-stream-c/ https://github.com/ckolivas/lrzip/issues/71 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202005-01

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

NONE

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

5.5