Resource exhaustion in unzip (Alpine package)
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2019-13232 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-400 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
unzip (Alpine package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
| Vendor | Alpine Linux Development Team |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
1) Resource exhaustion
EUVDB-ID: #VU29255
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-13232
CWE-ID:
CWE-400 - Resource exhaustion
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources. A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack via a specially crafted zip file.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsunzip (Alpine package): 6.0-r4 - 6.0-r5
External linkshttp://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=2d5ea9b0ef18df74869bf77e2b9b7beda9a8cfe8
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=55374a75a54b07b8c1d75d154dfc2524813d6f09
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=8c7e0d5c8061d459c8b2b33b122206ec6fa59163
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=91e40e209481a5c5d1d66f2d5b0d328bf5c28dff
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=f9323c22d56bf68412789c47e0ba4b429feeea7f
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.
