CVE-2012-1163
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,
02 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,
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 2.57% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 84.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2012-07-12 20:00Z14 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-09-17 00:26Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2012-02-14
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- bee9c558a19b3804d4f078ca969d4a51f513757580874483e43cbe5d3c58215a
05 Affected products
06 References
- nih.at[libzip-discuss] 20120320 libzip-0.10.1 security fix releasehttp://nih.at/listarchive/libzip-discuss/msg00252.html
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20120321 CVE-2012-1162 / -1163: Incorrect loop construct and numeric overflow in libziphttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/21/2
- www.mandriva.comMDVSA-2012:034http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:034
- www.nih.athttp://www.nih.at/libzip/NEWS.html
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20120329 Re: CVE-2012-1162 / -1163: Incorrect loop construct and numeric overflow in libziphttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/29/11
- www.gentoo.orgGLSA-201203-23http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201203-23.xml
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- libzip Fixed in 0.10.1-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- libzip Fixed in 0.10.1-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- libzip Fixed in 0.10.1-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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