Vulnerability Description
unzip 6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read or write and crash) via an extra field with an uncompressed size smaller than the compressed field size in a zip archive that advertises STORED method compression.
CVSS Score
MEDIUM
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Unzip Project | Unzip | 6.0 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 10.04 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 7.0 |
| Fedoraproject | Fedora | 20 |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/148792.ht
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/148849.ht
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/1131
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/489
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/496
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q1/216
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62738
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62751
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3152
- http://www.info-zip.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=450PatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2015-2511959.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71825
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2489-1
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-01
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/148792.ht
FAQ
What is CVE-2014-9636?
CVE-2014-9636 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.0 (MEDIUM). unzip 6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read or write and crash) via an extra field with an uncompressed size smaller than the compressed field size in a zip arch...
How severe is CVE-2014-9636?
CVE-2014-9636 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.0/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2014-9636?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Unzip Project Unzip, Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Debian Debian Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora.