VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2017-5979

CVSS score5.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability1.62%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2017-03-01
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Description

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference

Primary references