SB2018032004 - Denial of service in Apache Commons Compress



SB2018032004 - Denial of service in Apache Commons Compress

Published: March 20, 2018

Security Bulletin ID SB2018032004
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Infinite loop (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1324)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists due to an error the ZipFile and ZipArchiveInputStream classes when handling malicious input. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted ZIP archive, trigger an infinite loop and cause the service to crash.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.