CVE-2012-1162

Publication date 12 July 2012

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the _zip_readcdir function in zip_open.c in libzip 0.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a zip archive with the number of directories set to 0, related to an "incorrect loop construct."

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Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
libzip	11.10 oneiric	Not affected
	11.04 natty	Not affected
	10.10 maverick	Not affected
	10.04 LTS lucid	Not affected
	8.04 LTS hardy	Ignored end of life

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Notes

jdstrand

only 0.10 affected http://hg.nih.at/libzip/?cs=de747816d94c introduced the problem

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package	Patch details
libzip	Upstream: http://hg.nih.at/libzip?cs=cb69d6146a09

References

MITRE
NVD
Launchpad
Debian

Other references

http://nih.at/listarchive/libzip-discuss/msg00252.html
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-1162