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    CVE-2012-1162

    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."

    Published:Mar 20, 2012
    Last Modified:Apr 11, 2025
    EPS:Jul 12, 2012
    EPSS Score:0.01971
    CVSS Score:7.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Nih
    Product
    Libzip

    Exploits

    http://nih.at/listarchive/libzip-discuss/msg00252.htmlhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/21/2http://nih.at/listarchive/libzip-discuss/msg00252.htmlhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/21/2

    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
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High