What is CVE-2017-5979?

CVE-2017-5979 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gdraheim Zziplib, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-03-01.

How severe is CVE-2017-5979?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

NULL pointer dereference in Gdraheim Zziplib

CVE-2017-5979

The prescan_entry function in fseeko.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.

EPSS: 0.016 (73.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Gdraheim Zziplib — versions 0.13.62
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-5979?: CVE-2017-5979 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gdraheim Zziplib, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-03-01.
How severe is CVE-2017-5979?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.