Use After Free in Long Range Zip Project

CVE-2018-5747

In Long Range Zip (aka lrzip) 0.631, there is a use-after-free in the ucompthread function (stream.c). Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service via a crafted lrz file.

Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.013 (68.8th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 69th percentile — 68.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2018-5747: held from 0.013 to 0.013.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.013 · newest: 0.013 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-5747?
CVE-2018-5747 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Long Range Zip Project, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2018-01-17.
How severe is CVE-2018-5747?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-5747 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.