NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting unzip-debuginfo package, versions <0:6.0-57.amzn2.0.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.62% (49th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-UNZIPDEBUGINFO-3243981
  • published21 Jan 2023
  • disclosed24 Aug 2022

Introduced: 24 Aug 2022

CVE-2021-4217  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 unzip-debuginfo to version 0:6.0-57.amzn2.0.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2023-1906.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream unzip-debuginfo package and not the unzip-debuginfo package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw was found in unzip. The vulnerability occurs due to improper handling of Unicode strings, which can lead to a null pointer dereference. This flaw allows an attacker to input a specially crafted zip file, leading to a crash or code execution.

CVSS Base Scores

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