CVE-2008-0888

Canonical Ubuntu Linux < 10.6.3 - Memory Corruption

Title source: rule
STIX 2.1

Description

The NEEDBITS macro in the inflate_dynamic function in inflate.c for unzip can be invoked using invalid buffers, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors that trigger a free of uninitialized or previously-freed data.

References (31)

Core 31
Core References
Broken Link x_refsource_confirm
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2317
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41246
Broken Link, Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/29415
Broken Link mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489967/100/0/threaded
Broken Link, Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/29427
Broken Link, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1744
Broken Link, Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/29440
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1522
Broken Link, Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/29432
Broken Link x_refsource_confirm
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0116
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0009.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_apple
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.html
Broken Link, Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/29392
Broken Link, Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/29681
Not Applicable vendor-advisory x_refsource_mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/en/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:068
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00008.html
Broken Link, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0913/references
Broken Link, Patch, Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/30535
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077
Broken Link mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493080/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-06.xml
Broken Link, Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/29406
Broken Link, Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/29495
Broken Link, Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/31204
Broken Link vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019634
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0196.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-589-1
Broken Link vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28288

Scores

EPSS 0.0629
EPSS Percentile 92.8%

Details

CWE
CWE-119
Status published
Products (7)
apple/mac_os_x < 10.6.3
canonical/ubuntu_linux 6.06
canonical/ubuntu_linux 6.10
canonical/ubuntu_linux 7.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux 7.10
debian/debian_linux 4.0
unzip_project/unzip < 6.0
Published Mar 17, 2008
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026