Integer overflow in Smihica Pyminizip

CVE-2023-45853

MiniZip in zlib through 1.3 has an integer overflow and resultant heap-based buffer overflow in zipOpenNewFileInZip4_64 via a long filename, comment, or extra field. NOTE: MiniZip is not a supported part of the zlib product. NOTE: pyminizip through 0.2.6 is also vulnerable because it bundles an affected zlib version, and exposes the applicable MiniZip code through its compress API.

Vulnerability class: Integer Overflow

EPSS: 0.032 (86.7th 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

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-45853?
CVE-2023-45853 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Smihica Pyminizip, classified under Integer Overflow or Wraparound. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-10-14.
How severe is CVE-2023-45853?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-45853 known to be exploited?
60 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.