Apache Commons Compress 1.7 ZipArchiveInputStream ZIP Archive resource management
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A vulnerability was found in Apache Commons Compress 1.7 and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component ZipArchiveInputStream. The manipulation as part of a ZIP Archive leads to a resource management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-399. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:
When reading a specially crafted ZIP archive, the read method of Apache Commons Compress 1.7 to 1.17's ZipArchiveInputStream can fail to return the correct EOF indication after the end of the stream has been reached. When combined with a java.io.InputStreamReader this can lead to an infinite stream, which can be used to mount a denial of service attack against services that use Compress' zip package.
The bug was discovered 08/16/2018. The weakness was released 08/16/2018 with modzero AG (Website). The advisory is shared at lists.apache.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-11771 since 06/05/2018. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 120266 (Fedora 29 : apache-commons-compress (2018-1b7b0ad759)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks and running in the context l.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (120266).
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Class: Resource managementCWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 120266
Nessus Name: Fedora 29 : apache-commons-compress (2018-1b7b0ad759)
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Vendor: apache.orgAdvisory: FEDORA-2018-1b7b0ad759
Organization: modzero AG
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2018-11771 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1041503
SecurityFocus: 105139 - Apache Commons Compress CVE-2018-11771 Denial of Service Vulnerability
Entry
Created: 08/17/2018 06:42Updated: 05/02/2023 12:26
Changes: 08/17/2018 06:42 (66), 03/16/2020 10:42 (10), 05/02/2023 12:18 (4), 05/02/2023 12:26 (1)
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