CVE-2017-8844: Debian Linux

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 1.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The read_1g function in stream.c in liblrzip.so in lrzip 0.631 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted archive.

Affected products

• Debian Debian Linux: version 9.0 only
• Long Range Zip Project Long Range Zip: version 0.631 only

Published 2017-05-08. Last modified 2026-06-17.