Vulnerability identifier: #VU25104
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-400
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
Rubyzip
Universal components / Libraries /
Libraries used by multiple products
Vendor: Rubyzip
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to the data about the uncompressed size can be spoofed. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted ZIP file, bypass application checks on ZIP entry sizes, trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
Rubyzip: 0.9.5 - 1.2.4
External links
http://github.com/rubyzip/rubyzip/pull/403
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/J45KSFPP6DFVWLC7Z73L7SX735CKZYO6/
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MWWPORMSBHZTMP4PGF4DQD22TTKBQMMC/
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/X255K6ZBAQC462PQN2ND5HOTTQEJ2G2X/
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.