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CVE-2017-8845

Date: May 8, 2017

The lzo1x_decompress function in lzo1x_d.ch in LZO 2.08, as used in lrzip 0.631, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory read and application crash) via a crafted archive.

Language: C

Severity Score

5.5

Related Resources (7)

Url: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-8845

Url: https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2017-8845

Url: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8845

Url: https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/05/07/lrzip-invalid-memory-read-in-lzo_decompress_buf-stream-c/

Url: https://github.com/ckolivas/lrzip/issues/68

Url: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202005-01

Url: https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2017-8845

Severity Score

5.5

Weakness Type (CWE)

Out-of-bounds Read

CWE-125

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:	5.5
Attack Vector (AV):	LOCAL
Attack Complexity (AC):	LOW
Privileges Required (PR):	NONE
User Interaction (UI):	REQUIRED
Scope (S):	UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C):	NONE
Integrity (I):	NONE
Availability (A):	HIGH

CVSS v2

Base Score:	4.3
Access Vector (AV):	NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC):	MEDIUM
Authentication (AU):	NONE
Confidentiality (C):	NONE
Integrity (I):	NONE
Availability (A):	PARTIAL
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