CVE-2018-11771
MEDIUMEPSS 92th pctlDescription
When reading a specially crafted ZIP archive, the read method of Apache Commons Compress 1.7 to 1.17's ZipArchiveInputStream can fail to return the correct EOF indication after the end of the stream has been reached. When combined with a java.io.InputStreamReader this can lead to an infinite stream, which can be used to mount a denial of service attack against services that use Compress' zip package.
How to fix
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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.
CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Exploit Intelligence
High risk: more likely to be exploited than 92% of all known CVEs.
References
Related Vulnerabilities
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2020-13935 | High | 7.5 | 87% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2020-36227 | High | 7.5 | 78% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2024-20353 | High | 8.6 | 71% | KEV | - |
| CVE-2022-0778 | High | 7.5 | 71% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2019-14241 | High | 7.5 | 70% | - | - |
| CVE-2017-16944 | High | 7.5 | 63% | - | Fix |
Common questions
How do I fix CVE-2018-11771?
Upgrade libcommons-compress-java on debian 11 to 1.18-1 or later.
Is CVE-2018-11771 being actively exploited?
Not that we know of. CVE-2018-11771 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 5.3% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 92% of all scored CVEs.
How severe is CVE-2018-11771?
CVE-2018-11771 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5, rated medium. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.
What does CVE-2018-11771 affect?
Published advisories record a fix for libcommons-compress-java (Debian). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.
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