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
- 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
- security@apache.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- security@apache.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- security@apache.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- security@apache.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- security@apache.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- security@apache.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- security@apache.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
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.