UBUNTU-CVE-2017-5979

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-5979
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-5979.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-5979
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Published
2017-03-01T00:00:00Z
Modified
2025-07-16T07:51:24.027510Z
Severity
  • 5.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

The prescan_entry function in fseeko.c in zziplib 0.13.62 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) via a crafted ZIP file.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / zziplib

Package

Name
zziplib
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/zziplib@0.13.62-2ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.13.62-2ubuntu0.1

Affected versions

0.*

0.13.56-1.1ubuntu1
0.13.56-1.1ubuntu2
0.13.56-2ubuntu1
0.13.62-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libzzip-0-13",
            "binary_version": "0.13.62-2ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libzzip-dev",
            "binary_version": "0.13.62-2ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "zziplib-bin",
            "binary_version": "0.13.62-2ubuntu0.1"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / zziplib

Package

Name
zziplib
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/zziplib@0.13.62-3ubuntu0.16.04.1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.13.62-3ubuntu0.16.04.1

Affected versions

0.*

0.13.62-3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libzzip-0-13",
            "binary_version": "0.13.62-3ubuntu0.16.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libzzip-dev",
            "binary_version": "0.13.62-3ubuntu0.16.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "zziplib-bin",
            "binary_version": "0.13.62-3ubuntu0.16.04.1"
        }
    ]
}