What is the severity of CVE-2017-8846?

CVE-2017-8846 has a high severity rating due to its potential to cause denial of service through use-after-free vulnerabilities.

How do I fix CVE-2017-8846?

To fix CVE-2017-8846, you should update your lrzip software to version 0.632 or later.

What is the impact of CVE-2017-8846?

The impact of CVE-2017-8846 is a denial of service condition, which can crash the application when processing a crafted archive.

Which software versions are affected by CVE-2017-8846?

CVE-2017-8846 affects lrzip version 0.631 and Debian GNU/Linux 9.0.

Who is vulnerable to CVE-2017-8846?

Users of lrzip version 0.631 and Debian 9.0 are vulnerable to CVE-2017-8846 if they process untrusted archive files.

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CVE-2017-8846

medium

5.5

CWE

416

8/5/2017

5/8/2024

CVE-2017-8846: Use After Free

First published: Mon May 08 2017(Updated: )

The read_stream function in stream.c in liblrzip.so in lrzip 0.631 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free and application crash) via a crafted archive.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
long range zip project long range zip	=0.631
Debian GNU/Linux	=9.0

Remedy

https://github.com/ckolivas/lrzip/issues/71

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-8846?
CVE-2017-8846 has a high severity rating due to its potential to cause denial of service through use-after-free vulnerabilities.
How do I fix CVE-2017-8846?
To fix CVE-2017-8846, you should update your lrzip software to version 0.632 or later.
What is the impact of CVE-2017-8846?
The impact of CVE-2017-8846 is a denial of service condition, which can crash the application when processing a crafted archive.
Which software versions are affected by CVE-2017-8846?
CVE-2017-8846 affects lrzip version 0.631 and Debian GNU/Linux 9.0.
Who is vulnerable to CVE-2017-8846?
Users of lrzip version 0.631 and Debian 9.0 are vulnerable to CVE-2017-8846 if they process untrusted archive files.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-8846?
CVE-2017-8846 has a high severity rating due to its potential to cause denial of service through use-after-free vulnerabilities.
How do I fix CVE-2017-8846?
To fix CVE-2017-8846, you should update your lrzip software to version 0.632 or later.
What is the impact of CVE-2017-8846?
The impact of CVE-2017-8846 is a denial of service condition, which can crash the application when processing a crafted archive.
Which software versions are affected by CVE-2017-8846?
CVE-2017-8846 affects lrzip version 0.631 and Debian GNU/Linux 9.0.
Who is vulnerable to CVE-2017-8846?
Users of lrzip version 0.631 and Debian 9.0 are vulnerable to CVE-2017-8846 if they process untrusted archive files.