CVE-2012-1163

NameCVE-2012-1163
DescriptionInteger overflow in the _zip_readcdir function in zip_open.c in libzip 0.10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the size and offset values for the central directory in a zip archive, which triggers "improper restrictions of operations within the bounds of a memory buffer" and an information leak.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
Debian Bugs664990

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
libzip (PTS)buster1.5.1-4fixed
trixie, bookworm, bullseye1.7.3-1fixed
sid1.7.3-1.1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
libzipsourcesqueeze(not affected)
libzipsource(unstable)0.10.1-1664990

Notes

[squeeze] - libzip <not-affected> (Only affects 0.10.x)

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