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Debian: CVE-2018-5650: lrzip -- security update

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Debian: CVE-2018-5650: lrzip -- security update

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
01/12/2018
Created
08/03/2021
Added
08/03/2021
Modified
08/03/2021

Description

In Long Range Zip (aka lrzip) 0.631, there is an infinite loop and application hang in the unzip_match function in runzip.c. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service via a crafted lrz file.

Solution(s)

  • debian-upgrade-lrzip

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