CVE-2018-16985 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Lizard (formerly LZ5) 2.0, specifically within the LZ5_compress_continue function, due to the use of an invalid memory address. This flaw can lead to a segmentation fault and application crash. With a CVSS v3.0 score of 7.5 (HIGH), it is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, resulting in a complete loss of availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:lizard_project:lizard:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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