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CVE-2017-5601

high

Description

An error in the lha_read_file_header_1() function (archive_read_support_format_lha.c) in libarchive 3.2.2 allows remote attackers to trigger an out-of-bounds read memory access and subsequently cause a crash via a specially crafted archive.

References

https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/98dcbbf0bf4854bf987557e55e55fff7abbf3ea9

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95837

https://secunia.com/secunia_research/2017-3/

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00037.html

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037974

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2017-01-27

Updated: 2025-04-20

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00393