CVE-2008-0888

unzip: free() called for uninitialized or already freed pointer

Published Mar 17, 2008 CVSS 2.0 · 9.3 Critical EPSS 6.3% KEV · Not listed
Description
The NEEDBITS macro in the inflate_dynamic function in inflate.c for unzip can be invoked using invalid buffers, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors that trigger a free of uninitialized or previously-freed data.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1522-1 New unzip packages fix potential code execution
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-589-1 unzip vulnerability
References
Link Providers
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00008.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/29392 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/29406 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/29415 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/29427 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/29432 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/29440 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/29495 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/29681 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/30535 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/31204 cve-icon cve-icon
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-06.xml cve-icon cve-icon
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077 cve-icon cve-icon
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0116 cve-icon cve-icon
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0116 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1522 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ipcop.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=40 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.mandriva.com/en/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:068 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0196.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489967/100/0/threaded cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493080/100/0/threaded cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28288 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019634 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-589-1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0009.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0913/references cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1744 cve-icon cve-icon
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41246 cve-icon cve-icon
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2317 cve-icon cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-0888 cve-icon
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9733 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-0888 cve-icon
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Apple
Apple mac Os X
Canonical
Canonical ubuntu Linux
Debian
Debian debian Linux
Unzip Project
Unzip Project unzip
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:info-zip:unzip:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:unzip_project:unzip:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Info-zip
Info-zip unzip
Apple
Apple mac Os X
Canonical
Canonical ubuntu Linux
Debian
Debian debian Linux
Unzip Project
Unzip Project unzip
Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 26, 2025, 12:17 PM
Reserved
Feb 21, 2008, 12:00 AM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Mar 17, 2008, 9:44 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:50 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Mar 17, 2008, 12:00 AM