CVE-2012-1163
N/A
Published: July 12, 2012 at 08:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:39 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLibzip
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%
Description
Integer overflow in the _zip_readcdir function in zip_open.c in libzip 0.10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the size and offset values for the central directory in a zip archive, which triggers "improper restrictions of operations within the bounds of a memory buffer" and an information leak.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (6)
Mailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
http://nih.at/listarchive/libzip-discuss/msg00252.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
Source: [email protected]
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201203-23.xmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
Source: [email protected]
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:034Mailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/21/2Mailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/29/11Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-189
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