Resource Exhaustion Affecting unzip package, versions <0:6.0-21.el7


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Not Defined
EPSS
0.08% (36th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-UNZIP-8012041
  • published17 Sept 2024
  • 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 RHEL:7 unzip to version 0:6.0-21.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2020:1181.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream unzip package and not the unzip package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 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 Scores

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