CVE-2012-1162
high
CVSS v3
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CVSS v2
7.5
VIR risk
7.5
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the _zip_readcdir function in zip_open.c in libzip 0.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a zip archive with the number of directories set to 0, related to an "incorrect loop construct."
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-1162
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 0.10.1-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 0.10.1-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 0.10.1-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 0.10.1-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 0.10.1-1 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| nih | libzip | 0.10 | |
References
- http://nih.at/listarchive/libzip-discuss/msg00252.html
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201203-23.xml
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:034
- http://www.nih.at/libzip/NEWS.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/21/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/29/11
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-1162
CWEs
CWE-119
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.