Description
A use-after-free in the _zip_dirent_read function of zip_dirent.c in libzip 1.2.0 allows attackers to have an unspecified impact by attempting to unzip a malformed ZIP archive. NOTE: the discoverer states "This use-after-free is triggered prior to the double free reported in CVE-2017-12858."
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 9.8/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- https://github.com/nih-at/libzip/commit/2217022b7d1142738656d891e00b3d2d9179b796Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/nih-at/libzip/issues/5Third Party Advisory
- https://libzip.org/libzip-discuss/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/nih-at/libzip/commit/2217022b7d1142738656d891e00b3d2d9179b796Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/nih-at/libzip/issues/5Third Party Advisory
- https://libzip.org/libzip-discuss/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Feb 9, 2021
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified