CVE-2012-1163

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 2
Modified
Published: 12 Jul 2012, 20:00
Last modified:17 Sept 2024, 00:26

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
27/100
CVSS Score
6.8 MEDIUM
v2.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
1.39% LOW
1% probability 0.00%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

12 Jul 2012, 20:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
17 Sept 2024, 00:26
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

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.

CVSS Metrics

  • v2.0•MEDIUM•Score: 6.8AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 1.39%• Percentile: 81%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-189•Numeric Errors

    Weaknesses in this category are related to improper calculation or conversion of numbers.

Affected Systems

  • nih•libzip

    0.10

References (6)