Apache Commons Compress 1.7 ZipArchiveInputStream ZIP Archive resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apache Commons Compress 1.7. It has been classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component ZipArchiveInputStream. The manipulation as part of ZIP Archive leads to resource management. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2018-11771. The attack needs to be performed locally. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

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 databases at Tenable (120266), SecurityFocus (BID 105139†) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2022-0770). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Affected

  • IBM DB2
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • IBM SPSS
  • EMC Avamar
  • Hitachi Ops Center

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 120266
Nessus Name: Fedora 29 : apache-commons-compress (2018-1b7b0ad759)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apache.org

Advisory: FEDORA-2018-1b7b0ad759
Organization: modzero AG
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2018-11771 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-11771
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-122981
SecurityFocus: 105139 - Apache Commons Compress CVE-2018-11771 Denial of Service Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1041503
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2022-0770 - IBM DB2: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Entryinfo

Created: 08/17/2018 06:42
Updated: 01/11/2026 15:18
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), 01/11/2026 15:18 (23)
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