#VU22185 Resource management error in Apache Commons Compress - CVE-2019-12402
Published: October 23, 2019 / Updated: July 29, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU22185
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-12402
CWE-ID: CWE-399
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Apache Commons Compress
Apache Commons Compress
Software vendor:
Apache Foundation
Apache Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to the file name encoding algorithm can get into an infinite loop when faced with
specially crafted inputs. A remote attacker can choose the file names inside of an archive created by Compress and cause a denial of service condition on the target system.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.
External links
- https://commons.apache.org/proper/commons-compress/security-reports.html
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/308cc15f1f1dc53e97046fddbac240e6cd16de89a2746cf257be7f5b@%3Cdev.commons.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/54cc4e9fa6b24520135f6fa4724dfb3465bc14703c7dc7e52353a0ea@%3Ccommits.creadur.apache.org%3E