CVE-2012-1163 (GCVE-0-2012-1163)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2012-07-12 20:00 – Updated: 2024-09-17 00:26
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
Integer overflow in the _zip_readcdir function in zip_open.c in libzip 0.10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the size and offset values for the central directory in a zip archive, which triggers "improper restrictions of operations within the bounds of a memory buffer" and an information leak.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
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|---|---|
| http://nih.at/listarchive/libzip-discuss/msg00252.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/21/2 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
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| http://www.nih.at/libzip/NEWS.html | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/0… | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
| http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-20120… | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO |
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