CVE-2017-5975

5.5 mediumEPSS 2.1%

Medium (5.5). EPSS 2.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Severity

CVSS 3.1

5.5 medium

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS: 2.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 81% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-787
Published: 2017-03-01
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

debian:debian_linux
gdraheim:zziplib

References

http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3878
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/14/3
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96268
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/02/09/zziplib-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-__zzip_get64-fetch-c/
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3878

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