Resource exhaustion in Unzip Project
CVE-2019-13232
Info-ZIP UnZip 6.0 mishandles the overlapping of files inside a ZIP container, leading to denial of service (resource consumption), aka a "better zip bomb" issue.
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 3.3 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (40.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 40th percentile — 40.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Unzip Project — versions 6.0
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.bamsoftware.com/hacks/zipbomb/ (Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/madler/unzip (Product, Third Party Advisory, Release Notes)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/07/msg00005.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/07/msg00027.html (mailing-list, Third Party Advisory)
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190814-0002/ (Third Party Advisory)
- support.f5.com/csp/article/K80311892
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-58 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-13232?
- CVE-2019-13232 is a low-severity vulnerability in Unzip Project, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2019-07-04.
- How severe is CVE-2019-13232?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2019-13232 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.