CVE-2012-1163

libzip: integer overflow when processing malformed zip file

Published Jul 12, 2012 CVSS 2.0 · 6.8 Medium EPSS 2.6% KEV · Not listed
Description
Integer overflow in the _zip_readcdir function in zip_open.c in libzip 0.10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the size and offset values for the central directory in a zip archive, which triggers "improper restrictions of operations within the bounds of a memory buffer" and an information leak.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2012-1193 Integer overflow in the _zip_readcdir function in zip_open.c in libzip 0.10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the size and offset values for the central directory in a zip archive, which triggers "improper restrictions of operations within the bounds of a memory buffer" and an information leak.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Sep 17, 2024, 12:26 AM
Reserved
Feb 14, 2012, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jul 12, 2012, 8:55 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:39 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Mar 20, 2012, 12:00 AM