CVE-2017-8844

NameCVE-2017-8844
DescriptionThe read_1g function in stream.c in liblrzip.so in lrzip 0.631 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted archive.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDLA-2725-1
Debian Bugs863153

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
lrzip (PTS)bullseye (security), bullseye0.641-1+deb11u1fixed
bookworm0.651-2fixed
sid, trixie0.651-3fixed

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

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
lrzipsourcestretch0.631-1+deb9u1DLA-2725-1
lrzipsource(unstable)0.631+git180517-1863153

Notes

[jessie] - lrzip <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[wheezy] - lrzip <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
https://github.com/ckolivas/lrzip/issues/70
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/05/07/lrzip-heap-based-buffer-overflow-write-in-read_1g-stream-c/
https://github.com/ckolivas/lrzip/commit/dc57230636fe8da068674e1023b2f07c593ec21b (v0.640)

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