CVE-2017-5601
libarchive - security update
7.5
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.98%
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.
How to fix CVE-2017-5601
To remediate CVE-2017-5601, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Alpine/libarchive—upgrade to 3.2.2-r0 or later
- —upgrade to 3.2.1-6 or later
- —upgrade to 3.0.4-3+wheezy5+deb7u1 or later
Is CVE-2017-5601 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 1.0%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (3)
- from 0, < 3.2.2-r0
- from 0, < 3.2.1-6
- from 0, < 3.0.4-3+wheezy5+deb7u1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |