Vulnerability in Apache Commons_compress

CVE-2018-1324

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…

EPSS: 0.037 (88.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-1324?
CVE-2018-1324 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Commons_compress, classified under Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (Infinite Loop). CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2018-03-16.
How severe is CVE-2018-1324?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-1324 known to be exploited?
13 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.