CVE-2012-1163

medium
Published 2012-07-12 · Modified 2026-04-29
CVSS v3
CVSS v2
6.8
VIR risk
6.8

Description

Integer overflow in the _zip_readcdir function in zip_open.c in libzip 0.10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the size and offset values for the central directory in a zip archive, which triggers "improper restrictions of operations within the bounds of a memory buffer" and an information leak.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-1163

OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
debian debianbookwormfixed0.10.1-1
debian debianbullseyefixed0.10.1-1
debian debianforkyfixed0.10.1-1
debian debiansidfixed0.10.1-1
debian debiantrixiefixed0.10.1-1

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
nihlibzip0.10

References

CWEs

CWE-189

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.