Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Mar 1, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2017-5979

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.

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Affected products

Gdraheim/Zziplib
cpe:2.3:a:gdraheim:zziplib:0.13.62:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Zziplib/Zziplibllm-fuzzy
Range: =0.13.62
osv-coords7 versions
pkg:rpm/opensuse/zziplib&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweed pkg:rpm/suse/zziplib&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP1 pkg:rpm/suse/zziplib&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP2 pkg:rpm/suse/zziplib&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP1 pkg:rpm/suse/zziplib&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP2 pkg:rpm/suse/zziplib&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2012%20SP1 pkg:rpm/suse/zziplib&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2012%20SP2
< 0.13.72-1.4+ 6 more
- (no CPE)range: < 0.13.72-1.4
- (no CPE)range: < 0.13.62-9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.13.62-9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.13.62-9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.13.62-9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.13.62-9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.13.62-9.1

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/02/09/zziplib-null-pointer-dereference-in-prescan_entry-fseeko-c/nvdExploitThird Party Advisory
www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3878nvd
www.securityfocus.com/bid/96268nvd

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