CVE-2014-9636

unzip: out-of-bounds read/write in test_compr_eb() in extract.c

Published Feb 6, 2015 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 11.9% KEV · Not listed
Description
unzip 6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read or write and crash) via an extra field with an uncompressed size smaller than the compressed field size in a zip archive that advertises STORED method compression.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-150-1 unzip security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3152-1 unzip security update
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2489-1 unzip vulnerability
History

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 1:47 PM
Reserved
Jan 22, 2015, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Feb 6, 2015, 3:59 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:18 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Nov 2, 2014, 12:00 AM