Fedora 29 update for apache-commons-compress

1) Improper input validation

EUVDB-ID: #VU14441

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-11771

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to an error when processing malicious input. A remote attacker can trick the victim into processing a specially crafted ZIP archive with 'java.io.InputStreamReader', trigger an error in detecting the end of the file and cause the service to crash.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

Fedora: 29

apache-commons-compress: before 1.17-3.fc29

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:apache-commons-compress:*:*:*:*:*:fedora:*:*

External links

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2018-1b7b0ad759

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.