Vulnerabilities > CVE-2017-8845 - Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in Long Range ZIP Project Long Range ZIP 0.631
Attack vector
LOCAL Attack complexity
LOW Privileges required
NONE Confidentiality impact
NONE Integrity impact
NONE Availability impact
HIGH Summary
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.
Vulnerable Configurations
Part | Description | Count |
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Application | 1 |
Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
- Overread Buffers An adversary attacks a target by providing input that causes an application to read beyond the boundary of a defined buffer. This typically occurs when a value influencing where to start or stop reading is set to reflect positions outside of the valid memory location of the buffer. This type of attack may result in exposure of sensitive information, a system crash, or arbitrary code execution.
Nessus
NASL family | Gentoo Local Security Checks |
NASL id | GENTOO_GLSA-202005-01.NASL |
description | The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-202005-01 (Long Range ZIP: Multiple vulnerabilities) Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Long Range ZIP. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. Impact : A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted archive file possibly resulting in a Denial of Service condition. Workaround : There is no known workaround at this time. |
last seen | 2020-05-16 |
modified | 2020-05-13 |
plugin id | 136538 |
published | 2020-05-13 |
reporter | This script is Copyright (C) 2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. |
source | https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/136538 |
title | GLSA-202005-01 : Long Range ZIP: Multiple vulnerabilities |
code |
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References
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/05/07/lrzip-invalid-memory-read-in-lzo_decompress_buf-stream-c/
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/05/07/lrzip-invalid-memory-read-in-lzo_decompress_buf-stream-c/
- https://github.com/ckolivas/lrzip/issues/68
- https://github.com/ckolivas/lrzip/issues/68
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202005-01
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202005-01