CVE-2017-5975

Publication date 1 March 2017

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.5 · Medium

Score breakdown

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the __zzip_get64 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.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
zziplib 17.04 zesty
Fixed 0.13.62-3ubuntu0.17.04.1
16.10 yakkety
Fixed 0.13.62-3ubuntu0.16.10.1
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 0.13.62-3ubuntu0.16.04.1
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 0.13.62-2ubuntu0.1
12.04 LTS precise Ignored end of life

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 5.5 · Medium
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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