CVE-2008-0888

Publication date 17 March 2008

Last updated 24 July 2024


Ubuntu priority

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.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
unzip 7.10 gutsy
Fixed 5.52-10ubuntu1.1
7.04 feisty
Fixed 5.52-9ubuntu3.1
6.10 edgy
Fixed 5.52-8ubuntu1.1
6.06 LTS dapper
Fixed 5.52-6ubuntu4.1

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-589-1
    • unzip vulnerability
    • 20 March 2008

Other references