CVE-2017-5601 in libarchive

Summary

An error in the lha_read_file_header_1() function (archive_read_support_format_lha.c) in libarchive 3.2.2 allows remote attackers to trigger an out-of-bounds read memory access and subsequently cause a crash via a specially crafted archive.

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• Reservation: 01/27/2017
• Disclosure: 01/27/2017
• Moderation: VulDB entry created
• Entries: 1: VDB-96243
• CPE: ready
• CWE: CWE-125 (Confirmed)
• CVSS: 7.4
• EPSS: 0.00686
• Activities: Very Low

Sources

• MITRE: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-5601
• NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5601
• CVE Details: https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2017-5601/