Out-of-bounds write in minizip-ng - CVE-2023-48107
Published: December 19, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU84582
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-2023-48107
CWE-ID: CWE-787
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 boundary error when processing untrusted input within the mz_path_has_slash() function in mz_os.c. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted archive, trick the victim into opening it using the affected software, trigger an out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Affected software
minizip-ng
Fedora
minizip-ng
Fedora
minizip-ng
How to mitigate CVE-2023-48107
Install updates from vendor's website.
minizip-ng - update to 4.0.3
minizip-ng - addressed in versions 3.0.7-4.fc38, 3.0.7-5.fc39
minizip-ng - addressed in versions 3.0.7-4.fc38, 3.0.7-5.fc39