Resource exhaustion in Libzip
CVE-2017-14107
The _zip_read_eocd64 function in zip_open.c in libzip before 1.3.0 mishandles EOCD records, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory allocation failure in _zip_cdir_grow in zip_dirent.c) via a crafted ZIP archive.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.032 (87.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 88th percentile — 87.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.032 · newest: 0.032 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Libzip
- Debian Linux — versions 9.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/09/01/libzip-memory-allocation-failure-in-_zip_cdir_g… (Patch, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/nih-at/libzip/commit/9b46957ec98d85a572e9ef98301247f39338a3b5 (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/12/msg00022.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-14107?
- CVE-2017-14107 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Libzip, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-09-01.
- How severe is CVE-2017-14107?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-14107 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.