Resource Exhaustion Affecting unzip package, versions <0:6.0-68.amzn2023.0.1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.5% (40th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2023-UNZIP-15245541
  • published6 Feb 2026
  • disclosed4 Jul 2019

Introduced: 4 Jul 2019

CVE-2019-13232  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-400  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2023 unzip to version 0:6.0-68.amzn2023.0.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2023-2026-1422.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream unzip package and not the unzip package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2023 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1