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Case File

CVE-2017-5601

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 4.45% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2017-01-27 · Last synced 2026-08-04

Field Assessment

AI analysis pending.

Exhibit — Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

GitHub PoC Links
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CVE
CVE-2017-5601
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.5
EPSS
4.45%

Original Filing — NVD Description

An error in the lha_read_file_header_1() function (archive_read_support_format_lha.c) in libarchive 3.2.2 allows remote attackers to trigger an out-of-bounds read memory access and subsequently cause a crash via a specially crafted archive.