Vulnerability in Apache Commons Compress
CVE-2018-11771
When reading a specially crafted ZIP archive, the read method of Apache Commons Compress 1.7 to 1.17's ZipArchiveInputStream can fail to return the correct EOF indication after the end of the stream has been reached. When combined with a java.io.InputStreamReader this can lead to an infinite stream, which can be used to mount a denial of service attack against services that use Compress' zip package.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.053 (92.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 93rd percentile — 92.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.053 · newest: 0.053 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Apache Commons Compress
- Apache Software Foundation Commons Compress — versions 1.7 to 1.17
- Oracle Weblogic Server — versions 14.1.1.0.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/105139 (vdb-entry, Broken Link)
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/b8da751fc0ca949534cdf2744111da6bb0349d2798fac94b0a… (mailing-list)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1041503 (vdb-entry, Broken Link)
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/ff8dcfe29377088ab655fda9d585dccd5b1f07fabd94ae84fd… (mailing-list)
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/b8ef29df0f1d55aa741170748352ae8e425c7b1d286b2f2577… (mailing-list)
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/b907e70bc422905d7962fd18f863f746bf7b4e7ed9da25c148… (mailing-list)
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/f28052d04cb8dbaae39bfd3dc8438e58c2a8be306a3f381f47… (mailing-list)
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/f9cdd32af7d73e943452167d15801db39e8130409ebb9efb24… (mailing-list)
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/e3eae9e6fc021c4c22dda59a335d21c12eecab480b48115a2f… (mailing-list)
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/35f60d6d0407c13c39411038ba1aca71d92595ed7041beff4d… (mailing-list)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-11771?
- CVE-2018-11771 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Commons Compress, classified under Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (Infinite Loop). CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2018-08-16.
- How severe is CVE-2018-11771?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-11771 known to be exploited?
- 17 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.