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CVE-2018-1324

5.5 · MEDIUM

A specially crafted ZIP archive can be used to cause an infinite loop inside of Apache Commons Compress' extra field parser used by the ZipFile and ZipArchiveInputStream classes in versions 1.11 to…

Published Mar 16, 2018CWE-835EPSS 3.66%

Overview

CVE-2018-1324 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on March 16, 2018 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

A specially crafted ZIP archive can be used to cause an infinite loop inside of Apache Commons Compress' extra field parser used by the ZipFile and ZipArchiveInputStream classes in versions 1.11 to 1.15. This can be used to mount a denial of service attack against services that use Compress' zip package.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

Refwww.securityfocus.com/bid/103490Refwww.securitytracker.com/id/1040549Reflists.apache.org/thread.html/1c7b6df6d1c5c8583518a0afa017782924918e4d6acfaf23ed5b2089%40%3Cdev.commons.apache.org%3EReflists.apache.org/thread.html/b8ef29df0f1d55aa741170748352ae8e425c7b1d286b2f257711a2dd%40%3Cdev.creadur.apache.org%3EReflists.apache.org/thread.html/ff8dcfe29377088ab655fda9d585dccd5b1f07fabd94ae84fd60a7f8%40%3Ccommits.pulsar.apache.org%3EReflists.apache.org/thread.html/r5532dc8d5456b5151e8c286801e2e5769f5c04118b29c3b5d13ea387%40%3Cissues.beam.apache.org%3ERefwww.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.htmlRefwww.securityfocus.com/bid/103490Refwww.securitytracker.com/id/1040549Reflists.apache.org/thread.html/1c7b6df6d1c5c8583518a0afa017782924918e4d6acfaf23ed5b2089%40%3Cdev.commons.apache.org%3E

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What is CVE-2018-1324?

CVE-2018-1324 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on March 16, 2018 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2018-1324?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2018-1324?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2018-1324?

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