CVE-2017-8842

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    CVE-2017-8842

    Published: 8 May 2017Last Modified: 8 Jul 2026

    Summary:

    Details: The bufRead::get() function in libzpaq/libzpaq.h in liblrzip.so in lrzip 0.631 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and application crash) via a crafted archive.

    References: https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/05/07/lrzip-divide-by-zero-in-bufreadget-libzpaq-h/, https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202005-01, https://github.com/ckolivas/lrzip/issues/66

    Affected packages

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    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 9de7ccbd33ca679a03f35008cccb5abfb1bf36b9
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    0.631

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
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    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Integrity
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    Availability
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