Description
A use-after-free in the _zip_dirent_read function of zip_dirent.c in libzip 1.2.0 allows attackers to have an unspecified impact by attempting to unzip a malformed ZIP archive. NOTE: the discoverer states "This use-after-free is triggered prior to the double free reported in CVE-2017-12858."
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://libzip.org/libzip-discuss/
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/nih-at/libzip/issues/5
Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/nih-at/libzip/commit/2217022b7d1142738656d891e00b3d2d9179b796
Scores
CVSS v3
9.8
EPSS
0.0083
EPSS Percentile
74.7%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-416
Status
published
Products (1)
libzip/libzip
1.2.0
Published
Feb 09, 2021
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026