CVE-2019-17582

Description

A use-after-free in the _zip_dirent_read function of zip_dirent.c in libzip 1.2.0 allows attackers to have an unspecified impact by attempting to unzip a malformed ZIP archive. NOTE: the discoverer states "This use-after-free is triggered prior to the double free reported in CVE-2017-12858."

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.83% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory libzip.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://libzip.org/libzip-discuss/ release notes vendor advisory
https://github.com/nih-at/libzip/issues/5 third party advisory
https://github.com/nih-at/libzip/commit/2217022b7d1142738656d891e00b3d2d9179b796 third party advisory patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-17582?
CVE-2019-17582 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-17582?
To fix CVE-2019-17582, 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-2019-17582 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2019-17582 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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