zlib up to 1.3 MiniZip zipOpenNewFileInZip4_64 filename/comment/extra heap-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in zlib up to 1.3. This vulnerability affects the function zipOpenNewFileInZip4_64 of the component MiniZip. Performing a manipulation of the argument filename/comment/extra results in heap-based overflow. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2023-45853. No exploit exists. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in zlib up to 1.3. This affects the function zipOpenNewFileInZip4_64 of the component MiniZip. The manipulation of the argument filename/comment/extra with an unknown input leads to a heap-based overflow vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-122. A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc(). This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

MiniZip in zlib through 1.3 has an integer overflow and resultant heap-based buffer overflow in zipOpenNewFileInZip4_64 via a long filename, comment, or extra field. NOTE: MiniZip is not a supported part of the zlib product.

The weakness was disclosed 10/14/2023. The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-45853 since 10/14/2023. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 209245 (Oracle MySQL Connectors (October 2024 CPU)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (209245). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.0

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Heap-based overflow
CWE: CWE-122 / CWE-119
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 209245
Nessus Name: Oracle MySQL Connectors (October 2024 CPU)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

10/14/2023 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-45853 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-45853
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-242157

Entryinfo

Created: 10/14/2023 07:52
Updated: 10/19/2024 13:32
Changes: 10/14/2023 07:52 (41), 11/02/2023 11:20 (11), 08/02/2024 06:24 (27), 10/19/2024 13:32 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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