Use After Free in Long Range Zip Project

CVE-2018-10685

In Long Range Zip (aka lrzip) 0.631, there is a use-after-free in the lzma_decompress_buf function of stream.c, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact.

Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free

EPSS: 0.025 (82.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-10685?
CVE-2018-10685 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Long Range Zip Project, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-05-02.
How severe is CVE-2018-10685?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-10685 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.