| Name | CVE-2017-5980 |
| Description | The zzip_mem_entry_new function in memdisk.c in zziplib 0.13.62 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) via a crafted ZIP file. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, bugtraq, EDB, Metasploit, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SuSE, Mageia, GitHub code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-994-1, DSA-3878-1 |
| NVD severity | medium (attack range: remote) |
| Debian Bugs | 854727 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| zziplib (PTS) | wheezy | 0.13.56-1.1 | vulnerable |
| wheezy (security) | 0.13.56-1.1+deb7u1 | fixed | |
| jessie | 0.13.62-3 | vulnerable | |
| jessie (security) | 0.13.62-3+deb8u1 | fixed | |
| buster, sid, stretch | 0.13.62-3.1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| zziplib | source | (unstable) | 0.13.62-3.1 | medium | 854727 | |
| zziplib | source | jessie | 0.13.62-3+deb8u1 | medium | DSA-3878-1 | |
| zziplib | source | wheezy | 0.13.56-1.1+deb7u1 | medium | DLA-994-1 |
http://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/02/09/zziplib-null-pointer-dereference-in-zzip_mem_entry_new-memdisk-c/