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.
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Apple
Apple mac Os X Canonical Canonical ubuntu Linux Debian Debian debian Linux Unzip Project Unzip Project unzip |
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CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:unzip_project:unzip:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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Vendors & Products |
Info-zip
Info-zip unzip |
Apple
Apple mac Os X Canonical Canonical ubuntu Linux Debian Debian debian Linux Unzip Project Unzip Project unzip |

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published: 2008-03-17T21:00:00
Updated: 2025-04-02T13:36:47.269Z
Reserved: 2008-02-21T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2008-0888

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Status : Analyzed
Published: 2008-03-17T21:44:00.000
Modified: 2025-05-01T15:33:00.470
Link: CVE-2008-0888
