CVE-2017-5977

NameCVE-2017-5977
DescriptionThe zzip_mem_entry_extra_block function in memdisk.c in zziplib 0.13.62 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory read and crash) via a crafted ZIP file.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDSA-3878-1
Debian Bugs854727, 864150

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
zziplib (PTS)jessie, jessie (lts)0.13.62-3+deb8u3fixed
stretch (security), stretch (lts), stretch0.13.62-3.2~deb9u2fixed
buster0.13.62-3.2+deb10u1fixed
bullseye0.13.62-3.3+deb11u1fixed
trixie, bookworm0.13.72+dfsg.1-1.1fixed
sid0.13.72+dfsg.1-1.2fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
zziplibsourcejessie0.13.62-3+deb8u1DSA-3878-1
zziplibsource(unstable)0.13.62-3.1854727, 864150

Notes

[jessie] - zziplib <ignored> (Minor issue)
[wheezy] - zziplib <ignored> (Minor issue)
http://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/02/09/zziplib-invalid-memory-read-in-zzip_mem_entry_extra_block-memdisk-c/

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