CVE-2019-13232

LOW
3.3
CVSS Score
Published: July 4, 2019 at 12:03 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:16 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsDebian LinuxUnzip

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Severity
LOW3.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%

Description

Info-ZIP UnZip 6.0 mishandles the overlapping of files inside a ZIP container, leading to denial of service (resource consumption), aka a "better zip bomb" issue.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (7)

x_refsource_MISCProductRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/madler/unzip
Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/07/msg00005.html
Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/07/msg00027.html
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-58
x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
https://www.bamsoftware.com/hacks/zipbomb/

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
LOW
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-400

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