CVE-2017-5979 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting gdraheim zziplib version 0.13.62, specifically within the prescan_entry function in fseeko.c. An attacker can trigger a NULL pointer dereference and crash by providing a specially crafted ZIP file. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium), indicating a local attack vector with low complexity, requiring user interaction, and leading to high availability impact. There is currently no known active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.13.62CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gdraheim:zziplib:0.13.62:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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