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CVE-2017-5601

26
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-5601 describes an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the lha_read_file_header_1() function of libarchive version 3.2.2. This flaw allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) by providing a specially crafted archive file. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over a network with low attack complexity, requiring no user interaction or privileges, and primarily impacts availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
3.2.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:libarchive:libarchive:3.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.5HIGH

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
4.45%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
90.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0445 is in the 83rd percentile among its peer group of 51,506 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 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 (2)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: libarchive

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2017-5601Moderate

libarchive: Out of bounds read in lha_read_file_header_1() function

Jan 27, 2017

References

github.com / libarchive/libarchive/commit/98dcbbf0bf4854bf987557e55e55fff7abbf3ea9
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00037.html
secunia.com / secunia_research/2017-3
securityfocus.com / bid/95837
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1037974