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 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: 0.037 (89.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 90th percentile — 89.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.037 · newest: 0.037 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Apache Commons Compress
- Apache Software Foundation Commons Compress — versions 1.11 to 1.15
- Oracle MySQL Cluster
- Oracle Weblogic Server — versions 14.1.1.0.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1040549 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/1c7b6df6d1c5c8583518a0afa017782924918e4d6acfaf23ed… (mailing-list)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/103490 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/ff8dcfe29377088ab655fda9d585dccd5b1f07fabd94ae84fd… (mailing-list)
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/b8ef29df0f1d55aa741170748352ae8e425c7b1d286b2f2577… (mailing-list)
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r5532dc8d5456b5151e8c286801e2e5769f5c04118b29c3b5d… (mailing-list)
- www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
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.