Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in zlib-ng's minizip-ng Product
CVE-2023-48107

8.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Zlib-ng

Status
Minizip-ng
Vendor
CVE Published:
22 November 2023

What is CVE-2023-48107?

A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in zlib-ng's minizip-ng version 4.0.2 that allows an attacker to craft a malicious file targeting the mz_path_has_slash function in the mz_os.c file. If successful, this could enable the execution of arbitrary code, posing significant security risks to affected systems.

References

https://github.com/zlib-ng/minizip-ng/issues/739
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-ann...
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https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-ann...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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