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CVE-2017-9928

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-9928 describes a stack buffer overflow vulnerability in lrzip version 0.631, specifically within the get_fileinfo function in lrzip.c:979, affecting Debian Linux and the lrzip utility. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium), indicating a local attack vector requiring user interaction (e.g., opening a crafted file) to achieve a high impact denial of service. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
0.631CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:long_range_zip_project:long_range_zip:0.631:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

5.5MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.01%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
59.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0101 is in the 70th percentile among its peer group of 5,758 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

github.com / ckolivas/lrzip/issues/74
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2021/08/msg00001.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
somevulnsofadlab.blogspot.com / 2017/06/lrzipstack-buffer-overflow-in.html
Third Party Advisory
security.gentoo.org / glsa/202005-01
Third Party Advisory