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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2017-8846

The read_stream function in stream.c in liblrzip.so in lrzip 0.631 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free and application crash) via a crafted archive.

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31 Oct 2026, 09:58 UTC · Revision 1

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CVE-2017-8846

core-osv · Original source

Published 8 May 2017, 14:29 UTC

The read_stream function in stream.c in liblrzip.so in lrzip 0.631 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free and application crash) via a crafted archive.

osv:CVE-2017-8846
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-8846",
  "method": "structured",
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      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-20T10:49:34.404539940Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/05/07/lrzip-use-after-free-in-read_stream-stream-c/",
        "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/08/msg00001.html",
        "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202005-01",
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 380564,
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