CVE-2017-8844

The read_1g function in stream.c in liblrzip.so in lrzip 0.631 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted archive.

• CWE-119

• https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/05/07/lrzip-heap-based-buffer-overflow-write-in-read_1g-stream-c/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://github.com/ckolivas/lrzip/issues/70Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/08/msg00001.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202005-01Third Party Advisory
• https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/05/07/lrzip-heap-based-buffer-overflow-write-in-read_1g-stream-c/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://github.com/ckolivas/lrzip/issues/70Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/08/msg00001.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202005-01Third Party Advisory

Published

May 8, 2017

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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