CVE-2015-7696: canonical ubuntu_linux

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2015-7696 is a medium (CVSS 6.8) vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 7.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 06-11-2015
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 06-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Info-ZIP UnZip 6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted password-protected ZIP archive, possibly related to an Extra-Field size value.

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.