Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Mar 1, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026

CVE-2017-5978

Description

The zzip_mem_entry_new function in memdisk.c in zziplib 0.13.62 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and crash) via a crafted ZIP file.

Affected products

Gdraheim/Zziplib
cpe:2.3:a:gdraheim:zziplib:0.13.62:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/02/09/zziplib-out-of-bounds-read-in-zzip_mem_entry_new-memdisk-c/nvdExploitThird Party Advisory
www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3878nvd
www.securityfocus.com/bid/96268nvd

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