UnZip Archive File resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in UnZip. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Archive File Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to resource management. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2015-7697. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in UnZip (affected version not known). This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the component Archive File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-399. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

Info-ZIP UnZip 6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via empty bzip2 data in a ZIP archive.

The weakness was released 10/30/2015 by Gustavo Grieco (Website). The advisory is shared for download at info-zip.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2015-7697 since 10/04/2015. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 86551 , which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 171621 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for unzip (SUSE-SU-2018:2978-1)).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (86551), SecurityFocus (BID 76863†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1034027†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-73897, VDB-78975, VDB-95463 and VDB-95531. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.7

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 86551
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OpenVAS ID: 703386
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3386-1 (unzip - security update)
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10/04/2015 🔍
10/29/2015 +25 days 🔍
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11/02/2015 +3 days 🔍
11/06/2015 +4 days 🔍
06/25/2022 +2423 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: USN-2788-1
Researcher: Gustavo Grieco
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2015-7697 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-7697
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-78976

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SecurityFocus: 76863
SecurityTracker: 1034027

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Entryinfo

Created: 11/02/2015 10:38
Updated: 06/25/2022 15:06
Changes: 11/02/2015 10:38 (59), 02/28/2018 07:54 (2), 06/25/2022 15:03 (3), 06/25/2022 15:06 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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