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CVE-2012-1162
Published: Jul 12, 2012
Modified: Sep 16, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the _zip_readcdir function in zip_open.c in libzip 0.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a zip archive with the number of directories set to 0, related to an "incorrect loop construct."
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
[libzip-discuss] 20120320 libzip-0.10.1 security fix release
mailing-list
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[oss-security] 20120321 CVE-2012-1162 / -1163: Incorrect loop construct and numeric overflow in libzip
mailing-list
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MDVSA-2012:034
vendor-advisory
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http://www.nih.at/libzip/NEWS.html
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[oss-security] 20120329 Re: CVE-2012-1162 / -1163: Incorrect loop construct and numeric overflow in libzip
mailing-list
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GLSA-201203-23
vendor-advisory
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