CVE-2018-1324

Description

A specially crafted ZIP archive can be used to cause an infinite loop inside of Apache Commons Compress' extra field parser used by the ZipFile and ZipArchiveInputStream classes in versions 1.11 to 1.15. This can be used to mount a denial of service attack against services that use Compress' zip package.

Category

5.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.28%
Third-Party Advisory securityfocus.com Third-Party Advisory securitytracker.com Third-Party Advisory oracle.com
Affected: Apache Software Foundation Apache Commons Compress
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040549 vdb entry third party advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/1c7b6df6d1c5c8583518a0afa017782924918e4d6acfaf23ed5b2089%40%3Cdev.commons.apache.org%3E mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103490 vdb entry third party advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ff8dcfe29377088ab655fda9d585dccd5b1f07fabd94ae84fd60a7f8%40%3Ccommits.pulsar.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b8ef29df0f1d55aa741170748352ae8e425c7b1d286b2f257711a2dd%40%3Cdev.creadur.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r5532dc8d5456b5151e8c286801e2e5769f5c04118b29c3b5d13ea387%40%3Cissues.beam.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html third party advisory patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-1324?
CVE-2018-1324 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-1324?
To fix CVE-2018-1324, 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-2018-1324 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2018-1324 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2018-1324?
CVE-2018-1324 affects Apache Software Foundation Apache Commons Compress.
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