Security advisory

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  "id": "8d181e745fd6b4d5d7efb8a167ff47a619a3ed7a81d0bf3e64b2ea7a8a14fa2c",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-5601",
  "method": "structured",
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    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2017-5601",
    "summary": "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.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2017-5601",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "high",
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          "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
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              "repo": "https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive",
              "type": "GIT",
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                  "fixed": "98dcbbf0bf4854bf987557e55e55fff7abbf3ea9"
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                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:libarchive:libarchive:3.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
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                        "introduced": "3.2.2"
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                        "last_affected": "3.2.2"
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                    "source": "REFERENCES_COMMIT"
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                ]
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          "versions": [
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            "v3.2.2"
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          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2017-5601.json",
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                "source": "https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/98dcbbf0bf4854bf987557e55e55fff7abbf3ea9",
                "target": {
                  "file": "libarchive/archive_read_support_format_lha.c",
                  "function": "lha_read_file_header_1"
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                "source": "https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/98dcbbf0bf4854bf987557e55e55fff7abbf3ea9",
                "target": {
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            "vanir_signatures_modified": "2026-10-20T13:16:29Z"
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      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-20T13:16:29.670140585Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00037.html",
        "https://secunia.com/secunia_research/2017-3/",
        "https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/98dcbbf0bf4854bf987557e55e55fff7abbf3ea9"
      ],
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    "related_cves": [
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        "value": "CVE-2017-5601",
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    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 387432,
  "published_at": "2017-01-27T22:59:08.413+00:00"
}