Use-after-free in libzip - CVE-2019-17582
Published: February 21, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU50816
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-17582
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the zip_dirent_read() function of zip_dirent.c in libzip. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted file, trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code on the system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
Affected software
libzip
lib3mf
lib3mf
How to mitigate CVE-2019-17582
Install updates from vendor's website.
libzip - update to 1.3.0
lib3mf - addressed in versions 2.0.1, 2.1.1
lib3mf - addressed in versions 2.0.1, 2.1.1