CVE-2017-14107
medium
CVSS v3
6.5
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
6.5
Description
The _zip_read_eocd64 function in zip_open.c in libzip before 1.3.0 mishandles EOCD records, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory allocation failure in _zip_cdir_grow in zip_dirent.c) via a crafted ZIP archive.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
75%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
SUSE Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Affected | — |
Debian Mixed 6 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 1.5.1-3 |
| sid | Fixed | 1.5.1-3 |
| forky | Fixed | 1.5.1-3 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 1.5.1-3 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 1.5.1-3 |
| 9.0 | Affected | — |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| libzip | libzip | {"endExcluding":"1.3.0"} | 1.3.0 |
References
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/09/01/libzip-memory-allocation-failure-in-_zip_cdir_grow-zip_dirent-c/
- https://github.com/nih-at/libzip/commit/9b46957ec98d85a572e9ef98301247f39338a3b5
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/12/msg00022.html
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-14107.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-14107
CWEs
CWE-770
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.