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CVE-2012-1163
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…
Medium6.8EPSS 2.6%
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- redhat
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.6% · top 15% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.8.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (6)
- [libzip-discuss] 20120320 libzip-0.10.1 security fix release (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20120321 CVE-2012-1162 / -1163: Incorrect loop construct and numeric overflow in libzip (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- MDVSA-2012:034 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- http://www.nih.at/libzip/NEWS.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20120329 Re: CVE-2012-1162 / -1163: Incorrect loop construct and numeric overflow in libzip (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- GLSA-201203-23 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
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