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CVE-2008-0888

The NEEDBITS macro in the inflate_dynamic function in inflate.c for unzip can be invoked using invalid buffers, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors that trigger a free of uninitialized or previously-freed data.

Published

2008-03-17T21:44:00.000

Last Modified

2025-05-01T15:33:00.470

Status

Analyzed

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 9.3 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-119

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	6.06	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	6.10	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	7.04	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	7.10	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x	< 10.6.3	Yes
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	4.0	Yes
Application	unzip_project	unzip	< 6.0	Yes

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00008.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/29392 Vendor Advisory, Broken Link ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/29406 Vendor Advisory, Broken Link ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/29415 Vendor Advisory, Broken Link ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/29427 Vendor Advisory, Broken Link ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/29432 Vendor Advisory, Broken Link ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/29440 Vendor Advisory, Broken Link ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/29495 Vendor Advisory, Broken Link ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/29681 Vendor Advisory, Broken Link ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/30535 Patch, Vendor Advisory, Broken Link ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/31204 Vendor Advisory, Broken Link ([email protected])
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-06.xml Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0116 Broken Link ([email protected])
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0116 Broken Link ([email protected])
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1522 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.ipcop.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=40 Broken Link ([email protected])
http://www.mandriva.com/en/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:068 Not Applicable ([email protected])
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0196.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489967/100/0/threaded Broken Link ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493080/100/0/threaded Broken Link ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28288 Broken Link ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019634 Broken Link ([email protected])
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-589-1 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0009.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0913/references Vendor Advisory, Broken Link ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1744 Vendor Advisory, Broken Link ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41246 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2317 Broken Link ([email protected])
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9733 Broken Link ([email protected])
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00008.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/29392 Vendor Advisory, Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/29406 Vendor Advisory, Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/29415 Vendor Advisory, Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/29427 Vendor Advisory, Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/29432 Vendor Advisory, Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/29440 Vendor Advisory, Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/29495 Vendor Advisory, Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/29681 Vendor Advisory, Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/30535 Patch, Vendor Advisory, Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/31204 Vendor Advisory, Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-06.xml Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0116 Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0116 Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1522 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.ipcop.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=40 Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.mandriva.com/en/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:068 Not Applicable (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0196.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489967/100/0/threaded Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493080/100/0/threaded Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28288 Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019634 Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-589-1 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0009.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0913/references Vendor Advisory, Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1744 Vendor Advisory, Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41246 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2317 Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9733 Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)