CVE-2018-25032

Public Exploit

Description

zlib before 1.2.12 allows memory corruption when deflating (i.e., when compressing) if the input has many distant matches.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.11%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/03/24/1 third party advisory mailing list
https://github.com/madler/zlib/commit/5c44459c3b28a9bd3283aaceab7c615f8020c531 third party advisory patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/03/25/2 third party advisory mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/03/26/1 mailing list exploit third party advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5111 third party advisory patch vendor advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/04/msg00000.html third party advisory mailing list
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NS2D2GFPFGOJUL4WQ3DUAY7HF4VWQ77F/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XOKFMSNQ5D5WGMALBNBXU3GE442V74WU/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VOKNP2L734AEL47NRYGVZIKEFOUBQY5Y/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/05/msg00008.html third party advisory mailing list
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/May/33 third party advisory mailing list
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/May/35 third party advisory mailing list
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/May/38 third party advisory mailing list
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DF62MVMH3QUGMBDCB3DY2ERQ6EBHTADB/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html third party advisory patch
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/03/28/3 third party advisory mailing list
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/03/28/1 mailing list exploit third party advisory
https://github.com/madler/zlib/compare/v1.2.11...v1.2.12 third party advisory patch
https://github.com/madler/zlib/issues/605 issue tracking third party advisory patch
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213257 third party advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213256 third party advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213255 third party advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220526-0009/ third party advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220729-0004/ third party advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JZZPTWRYQULAOL3AW7RZJNVZ2UONXCV4/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DCZFIJBJTZ7CL5QXBFKTQ22Q26VINRUF/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/09/msg00023.html third party advisory mailing list
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-42 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-333517.pdf third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-25032?
CVE-2018-25032 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-25032?
To fix CVE-2018-25032, 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-2018-25032 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2018-25032 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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