CVE-2018-1002208
MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: July 25, 2018 at 05:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:33 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorSharpZipLib
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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 10%
Description
SharpZipLib before 1.0 RC1 is vulnerable to directory traversal, allowing attackers to write to arbitrary files via a ../ (dot dot slash) in a Zip archive entry that is mishandled during extraction. This vulnerability is also known as 'Zip-Slip'.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
95%
v ≤ 0.86.0.518v < 1.0
Affected range stops below 1.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (5)
x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/icsharpcode/SharpZipLib/issues/232x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/icsharpcode/SharpZipLib/wiki/Release-1.0x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/snyk/zip-slip-vulnerabilityx_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://snyk.io/research/zip-slip-vulnerabilityx_refsource_MISCExploitPatchTechnical Description
Source: [email protected]
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-DOTNET-SHARPZIPLIB-60247CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- NONE
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-22
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