Use After Free in Libzip

CVE-2019-17582

A use-after-free in the _zip_dirent_read function of zip_dirent.c in libzip 1.2.0 allows attackers to have an unspecified impact by attempting to unzip a malformed ZIP archive. NOTE: the discoverer states "This use-after-free is triggered prior to the double free reported in CVE-2017-12858."

Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free

EPSS: 0.025 (82.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

  • Libzip — versions 1.2.0
  • N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-17582?
CVE-2019-17582 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Libzip, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2021-02-09.
How severe is CVE-2019-17582?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-17582 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.