Multiple vulnerabilities in Apache Commons Compress

Published: 2024-02-20

Risk	Medium
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2024-26308 CVE-2024-25710
CWE-ID	CWE-400 CWE-835
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software	Apache Commons Compress Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products
Vendor	Apache Foundation

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Resource exhaustion

EUVDB-ID: #VU86625

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-26308

CWE-ID: CWE-400 - Resource exhaustion

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of memory when unpacking a broken Pack200 file. A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Apache Commons Compress: 1.21 - 1.25.0

CPE2.3

External links

http://lists.apache.org/thread/ch5yo2d21p7vlqrhll9b17otbyq4npfg
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/02/19/2

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Infinite loop

EUVDB-ID: #VU86624