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Ubuntu: USN-4811-1 (CVE-2017-14107): libzip vulnerability

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Ubuntu: USN-4811-1 (CVE-2017-14107): libzip vulnerability

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
09/01/2017
Created
03/29/2023
Added
03/22/2023
Modified
03/22/2023

Description

The _zip_read_eocd64 function in zip_open.c in libzip before 1.3.0 mishandles EOCD records, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory allocation failure in _zip_cdir_grow in zip_dirent.c) via a crafted ZIP archive.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-libzip4
  • ubuntu-upgrade-zipcmp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-ziptool

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