# CVE-2017-14107: The \_zip\_read\_eocd64 function in zip\_open.c in libzip before 1.3.0 mishandles EOCD records, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-09-01 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The _zip_read_eocd64 function in zip_open.c in libzip before 1.3.0 mishandles EOCD records, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory allocation failure in _zip_cdir_grow in zip_dirent.c) via a crafted ZIP archive.

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## References

- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/09/01/libzip-memory-allocation-failure-in-_zip_cdir_grow-zip_dirent-c/
- https://github.com/nih-at/libzip/commit/9b46957ec98d85a572e9ef98301247f39338a3b5
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/12/msg00022.html

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