CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2018-5786

Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')

Published: Jan 19, 2018 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
5.5
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.x
4.3 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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In Long Range Zip (aka lrzip) 0.631, there is an infinite loop and application hang in the get_fileinfo function (lrzip.c). Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service via a crafted lrz file.

Weakness

The product contains an iteration or loop with an exit condition that cannot be reached, i.e., an infinite loop.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
Long_range_zipLong_range_zip_project0.631 (including)0.631 (including)
LrzipUbuntuartful*
LrzipUbuntubionic*
LrzipUbuntuesm-apps/bionic*
LrzipUbuntuesm-apps/xenial*
LrzipUbuntuesm-infra-legacy/trusty*
LrzipUbuntutrusty*
LrzipUbuntutrusty/esm*
LrzipUbuntuxenial*

References