CVE-2019-13453

Description

Zipios before 0.1.7 does not properly handle certain malformed zip archives and can go into an infinite loop, causing a denial of service. This is related to zipheadio.h:readUint32() and zipfile.cpp:Zipfile::Zipfile().

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.15%
Third-Party Advisory securityfocus.com Third-Party Advisory salvatoresecurity.com Third-Party Advisory sourceforge.net
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://salvatoresecurity.com/fun-with-fuzzers-how-i-discovered-three-vulnerabilities-part-2-of-3/ third party advisory patch
https://sourceforge.net/p/zipios/news/2019/07/version-017-cve-/ third party advisory patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/109282 third party advisory vdb entry
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/05/msg00041.html mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-13453?
CVE-2019-13453 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-13453?
To fix CVE-2019-13453, 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-2019-13453 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2019-13453 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.
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