# CVE-2020-25467: A null pointer dereference was discovered lzo\_decompress\_buf in stream.c in Irzip 0.621 which allows an attacker to cause a denial of servic

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2021-06-10 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

A null pointer dereference was discovered lzo_decompress_buf in stream.c in Irzip 0.621 which allows an attacker to cause a denial of service (DOS) via a crafted compressed file.

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## References

- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lrzip/+bug/1893641
- https://github.com/ckolivas/lrzip/issues/163
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/04/msg00012.html

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