Resource Exhaustion Affecting unzip package, versions <0:6.0-43.el8


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.08% (36th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS8-UNZIP-2038674
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed2 Jul 2019

Introduced: 2 Jul 2019

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

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:8 unzip to version 0:6.0-43.el8 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream unzip package and not the unzip package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:8 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.

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