CVE-2017-5974

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.

• CWE-119

• http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3878Third Party Advisory
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/14/3Mailing List
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96268Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/02/09/zziplib-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-__zzip_get32-fetch-c/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
• http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3878Third Party Advisory
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/14/3Mailing List
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96268Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/02/09/zziplib-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-__zzip_get32-fetch-c/Exploit, Third Party Advisory

Published

Mar 1, 2017

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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