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    CVE-2008-0888

    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.

    Published:Mar 17, 2008
    Last Modified:Aug 26, 2025
    EPS:Mar 17, 2008
    EPSS Score:0.21439
    CVSS Score:9.3

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Apple
    Product
    Mac Os X
    Vendor
    Canonical
    Product
    Ubuntu Linux
    Vendor
    Debian
    Product
    Debian Linux
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux
    Vendor
    Unzip Project
    Product
    Unzip

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

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    References

    http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00008.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/29392
    http://secunia.com/advisories/29406
    http://secunia.com/advisories/29415
    http://secunia.com/advisories/29427
    http://secunia.com/advisories/29432
    http://secunia.com/advisories/29440
    http://secunia.com/advisories/29495
    http://secunia.com/advisories/29681
    http://secunia.com/advisories/30535
    http://secunia.com/advisories/31204
    http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-06.xml
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077
    http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0116
    http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0116
    http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1522
    http://www.ipcop.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=40
    http://www.mandriva.com/en/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:068
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0196.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489967/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493080/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28288
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019634
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-589-1
    http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0009.html
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0913/references
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1744
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41246
    https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2317
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9733
    http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00008.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/29392
    http://secunia.com/advisories/29406
    http://secunia.com/advisories/29415
    http://secunia.com/advisories/29427
    http://secunia.com/advisories/29432
    http://secunia.com/advisories/29440
    http://secunia.com/advisories/29495
    http://secunia.com/advisories/29681
    http://secunia.com/advisories/30535
    http://secunia.com/advisories/31204
    http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-06.xml
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077
    http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0116
    http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0116
    http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1522
    http://www.ipcop.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=40
    http://www.mandriva.com/en/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:068
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0196.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489967/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493080/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28288
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019634
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-589-1
    http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0009.html
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0913/references
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1744
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41246
    https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2317
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9733

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High