CVE-2019-13232
What it is
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.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited locally on the machine with a low-privilege account. Limited direct impact.
- Exploit odds
- 0.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.5% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 3.3 LOW (CVSS).
- Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.5% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-400 · Uncontrolled resource consumption
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Unzip Project Unzip 6.0
- Debian Linux 8.0
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 3.3
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- Low
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Is it in your code?
Hand this to your coding agent. It searches your project for the affected products and checks versions. Nothing leaves your machine.
Read https://cve-list.com/agent/cve/CVE-2019-13232.md and follow it. Check whether this project is affected by CVE-2019-13232. Read only. Don't change anything and don't upload my code. Tell me yes, no or not sure, with the file as proof.
References
- https://github.com/madler/unzip
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/07/msg00005.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/07/msg00027.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-58
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190814-0002/
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K80311892?utm_source=f5support&%3Butm_medium=RSS
- https://www.bamsoftware.com/hacks/zipbomb/
- https://github.com/madler/unzip
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/07/msg00005.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/07/msg00027.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-58
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190814-0002/
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K80311892?utm_source=f5support&%3Butm_medium=RSS
- https://www.bamsoftware.com/hacks/zipbomb/