Buffer overflow in UnZip - CVE-2018-1000031

 

Buffer overflow in UnZip - CVE-2018-1000031

Published: February 10, 2018 / Updated: August 8, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU37549
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1000031
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Info-ZIP
Affected software:
UnZip

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

A heap-based buffer overflow exists in Info-Zip UnZip version 6.10c22 that allows an attacker to perform a denial of service or to possibly achieve code execution.


How to mitigate CVE-2018-1000031

Install update from vendor's website.

Sources