CVE-2008-0888
- Source
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-0888
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2008-0888.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2008-0888
- Published
- 2008-03-17T21:44:00Z
- Modified
- 2025-05-01T15:33:00Z
- Downstream
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
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The NEEDBITS macro in the inflate_dynamic function in inflate.c for unzip can be invoked using invalid buffers, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors that trigger a free of uninitialized or previously-freed data.
- References
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- http://secunia.com/advisories/29392
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29406
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29415
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29427
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29432
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29440
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29495
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29681
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30535
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31204
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-06.xml
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1522
- http://www.mandriva.com/en/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:068
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-589-1
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0009.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0913/references
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1744
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00008.html
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077
- http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0116
- http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0116
- http://www.ipcop.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=40
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0196.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489967/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493080/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28288
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019634
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41246
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2317
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9733
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-0888
Affected packages
Debian:11 / unzip
Package
- Name
- unzip
- Purl
- pkg:deb/debian/unzip?arch=source
Debian:12 / unzip
Package
- Name
- unzip
- Purl
- pkg:deb/debian/unzip?arch=source
Debian:13 / unzip
Package
- Name
- unzip
- Purl
- pkg:deb/debian/unzip?arch=source