CVE-2012-1162

Public Exploit

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."

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.97% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://nih.at/listarchive/libzip-discuss/msg00252.html exploit mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/21/2 exploit mailing list
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:034 vendor advisory
http://www.nih.at/libzip/NEWS.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/29/11 mailing list
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201203-23.xml vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-1162?
CVE-2012-1162 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-1162?
To fix CVE-2012-1162, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2012-1162 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2012-1162 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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