SB2018062719 - Infinite loop in richgel999 miniz
Published: June 27, 2018 Updated: August 8, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018062719
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Infinite loop (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-12913)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
In Miniz 2.0.7, tinfl_decompress in miniz_tinfl.c has an infinite loop because sym2 and counter can both remain equal to zero.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.