SB2018031944 - Fedora 27 update for apache-commons-compress
Published: March 19, 2018 Updated: April 24, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018031944
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Infinite loop (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1324)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.The weakness exists due to an error the ZipFile and ZipArchiveInputStream classes when handling malicious input. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted ZIP archive, trigger an infinite loop and cause the service to crash.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.