High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Apr 30, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2017-8364

Description

The read_buf function in stream.c in rzip 2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted archive.

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Affected products

Rzip Project/Rzip
cpe:2.3:a:rzip_project:rzip:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
osv-coords
pkg:rpm/opensuse/rzip&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweed
Range: < 2.1-149.11

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/04/29/rzip-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-read_buf-stream-c/nvdExploitThird Party Advisory
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/04/msg00022.htmlnvd

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