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CVE-2017-8842

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5 EPSS 1.58% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2017-05-08 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references. It may be remotely exploitable. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

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-2017-8842
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.5
EPSS
1.58%

Original NVD Description

The bufRead::get() function in libzpaq/libzpaq.h in liblrzip.so in lrzip 0.631 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and application crash) via a crafted archive.

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