Lz5 · Lizard · CVE-2018-16985
**Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions**
Lizard (formerly LZ5) version 2.0
**Description**
A denial of service issue was found, related to the use of an invalid memory address in the `LZ5 compress continue` function in `lz5 compress.c`, specifically with `LZ5 compress fastSmall` and `MEM read32`. This issue causes a segmentation fault and application crash.
**Recommendations**
For Lizard (formerly LZ5) version 2.0, consider applying a patch or fix to address the invalid memory address usage in the `LZ5 compress continue` function to prevent the segmentation fault and application crash. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.